... is Thomas Nast's 165th birthday. He gave
us our picture of Santa Claus -- and in his spare time, showed the
power of the political cartoon.
And...
Nine hundred thirty-nine ago, Billy and the Normans got on their boats
and sailed off across the Channel, heading for an October 14
appointment with some poor schmuck named Harold, at some place called
Hastings -- and, along the way, turning English into a language all
full of -ion words. Which allows us to say "nation state" and
"city state", instead of the more confusing "staat staat" and "stadt
staat".
Anyone got a burning writing question for our hungry minds?
Scribite!
~kent