If things go as planned....

blogging will be light to non-existent today 'cause it's my birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to me (28 -gasp-) and the US Marine Corps (229, Semper Fi indeed)!!!!

other auspicious events (thanks to The History Channel):
1889: birth of actor Claude Rains
1925: birth of actor Richard Burton
1928: Coronation of Emporer Hirohito of Japan
1942: Nazis begin Vichy occupation
1970: first casualty free day in Vietnam since 1964
1989: First full day of freedom in East Germany
2004: "Official" death of Yasser Arafat(?)

Update: It's also PoppaBear's (Mr. MommaBear) 78th birthday! Go here and wish him well!
(h/t: Ken S.)