November 22nd

It was grand to go out to THE WRITER'S ALMANAC today, and find out that this is the birthday of George Eliot, the author, and it is great of Garrison Keillor's staff to keep us in the loop--but damned they missed the boat on this sterling day of days, for several other rather well known folks had a birthday today, November 22nd, folks like:

Charles de Gaulle

Rodney Dangerfield

Arthur Hiller

Geraldine Page

Robert Vaughn

Terry Gilliam

Jamie Lee Curtis

Mariel Hemingway

and yes, Scarlett Johansson.

I guess it could also be noted that some important people bought the farm, died on this day, folks like:

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Jack London

Mae West

Aldous Huxley

Scatman Crothers

Sterling Holloway.