Thursday, October 25, 2012

Too Late In The Day


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There were so many chores that arose to confront me this morning that I neglected to think about and write a Blog posting. I will try to have some interesting text and possibly some new photos tomorrow.

Sometimes rel life interferes with my writing.

Sorry about that.

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WORD FOR TODAY

tertiary [tuhr-shee-ehr-ee]
adjective
of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
 
 
Born Oct 25, 1912
Died Mar 4, 1996.

Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (from 1940 to 1991) and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991.


 
Born Oct 25, 1881
Died Apr. 8, 1973.

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, known as Pablo Picasso, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.



 
Born Oct 25, 1941
Age: 70 years old.

Helen Reddy is an Australian-born singer and actress. She is often referred to as the "Queen of 70s Pop". In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10 and three of those songs reached No. 1, including her signature hit "I Am Woman."



 
Born Oct. 25, 1892
Died Oct. 16, 1972

Leo Gratten Carroll was an English-born actor. He was best known for his roles in several Hitchcock films, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Topper.

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The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
--Elia Kazan


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