“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
Albert Einstein was born on this date in 1879. If he were alive today, he’d be really, really, really old.
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Shamelessly borrowed from Wikipedia:
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and conservationist. His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, and in books.
“Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.” – Ansel Adams
On this date in 1854 Sherlock Holmes was born.
One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes was a “London-based consulting detective whose abilities border on the fantastic.” Mr. Holmes was famous for his logic, reasoning, and forensic science skills.
All but four of the Sherlock Holmes stories were narrated by Dr. John Watson; of the four that weren’t, two were narrated by Holmes, and two were written in the third person.
On this date in 1775 Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of Continental Marines into the first naval infantry.
Since their inception, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) have helped to found a country, beaten back evil and tyranny and create men who stand head and shoulders above the rest. They truly are the few and the proud.
It pissed my Air Force colonel father off to no end to know that I was born on the same date as the United States Marine Corps. I’m not a Marine, but I proudly share their birthday every year.
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!