Today is the 135th birthday of the illustrator and intricate inventor Rube Goldberg. He is the namesake of the Rube Goldberg Machine: anything that seems
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Happy 115th Birthday Bob Hope
Today is the 115th birthday of an entertainer whose list of honors is almost as long as his list of films: Bob Hope. In his one
Happy 120th Birthday Dorothy Gish
Today is the 120th birthday of the silent film star Dorothy Gish, the younger half of the Gish Sister acting dynasty. She was one of the
Happy 111th Birthday E. Simms Campbell
Today is the 111th birthday of the first African American nationally syndicated illustrator E. Simms Campbell. I am drawn to all the expressions of the subject’s
Happy 134th Birthday Rube Goldberg
Today is the 134th birthday of the illustrator and intricate inventor Rube Goldberg. He is the namesake of the Rube Goldberg Machine: anything that seems
Happy 111th Birthday E. Simms Campbell
Today is the 111th birthday of the first African American nationally syndicated illustrator E. Simms Campbell. I am drawn to all the expressions of the subject’s
Happy 92nd Birthday Brett Somers
Today is the 92nd birthday of one and only Brett Somers. Actress, personality, style icon. You should be more like her. Pour yourself a highball, put
Double Indemnity – Required Viewing
I recently ‘discovered’ a classic film blog called The Blonde At The Film: A Fresh Look At Old Films and I cannot get enough of
Happy 91st Birthday Brett Somers
Today is the 91st birthday of Brett Somers. It is also Friday, so pour yourself a highball, put on your largest pair of glasses, and
Elizabeth Taylor – Words To Live By
“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.” –
Daily Prompt: Charitable – It Gets Better
Daily Prompt: Charitable Today’s Daily Prompt writing exercise is: You’ve inherited $5 million, with instructions that you must give it all away — but you
2012 Year In Review
2012 is so over. I have compiled a month-by-month list of the ‘Best of SPA/Waldina” and posted it below. I love best/worst lists at the
