Days gone by

Thought for today: You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it — Samuel Butler, English satirist (1835-1902).

Today’s birthdays: Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (1819-1880); Errol Flynn, Australian actor (1909-1959); Chet Atkins, country guitarist (1924-2001); Olympia Dukakis, actress (1931--); Lionel Richie, R&B singer (1949--); John Goodman, U.S. actor (1952--); Nicole Kidman, actress (1967--); Josh Lucas, U.S. actor (1971--); Brian Wilson, U.S. singer/songwriter (1942--).

Today is: Saturday, June 20, the 171st day of 2009. There are 194 days left in the year.