Days gone by

Thought for today: I believe in the discipline of silence and can talk for hours about it — George Bernard Shaw, Irish-born playwright (1856-1950).

Today’s birthdays: George Duhamel, French author (1884-1966); Walter Ulbricht, East German Communist leader (1893-1973); Czeslaw Milosz, Czech poet and Nobel laureate (1911-2004); Lena Horne, U.S. singer (1917--); David Alan Grier, actor/comedian (1955--); Vincent D’Onofrio, U.S. actor (1959--).

Today is: Tuesday, June 30, the 181st day of 2009. There are 184 days left in the year.