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Friday, March 18, 2005

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

[1844 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composer, born in Tikhvin, near Novgorod, Russia]

[1850 - Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo, New York]
Wells Fargo Office
[1852 - Same Gents, plus other New York investors, form Wells Fargo and Company]

Tri-State Tornado
[1925 - Tri-State Tornado, (worst in U.S. history) hits eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and Indiana, killing 695, injuring 13,000]

George Plimpton George Plimpton
[1927 - George Plimpton, author, editor, journalist, actor, born in New York City]

Mike Webster Mike Webster Mike Webster
[1952 - Mike Webster, Pro Football Hall of Famer, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin]

True Inspiration

True inspiration is when you sit down to write after getting up in the morning before you pour your first cup of coffee.

coffee steaming

William's Whimsical Words:

and true dedication is when you finish your draft and get your coffee, only to find it has gone stone cold while you were revising the piece you had just written.

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