Thought for today: Private opinion creates public opinion. ... That is why private opinion, and private behavior, and private conversation are so terrifyingly important — Jan Struther (nee Joyce Anstruther), English poet (1901-53).
Today’s birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian writer (1821-1881); Kurt Vonnegut Jr., U.S. writer (1922-2007); Daniel Ortega, former President of Nicaragua (1945--); Demi Moore, U.S. actress (1962--); Leonardo DiCaprio, U.S. actor (1974--); Calista Flockhart, U.S. actress (1964--).
