It’s Thursday, May 19 in Chicago, and the day is dawning cloudless and bright. On this day in 1962, Marilyn Monroe sang her salacious rendition of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy at a celebration in Madison Square Garden. (Kennedy was actually born on May 29). Really born on this day were Ho Chi Minh (1890), Pol Pot and Malcolm X (same day in 1925), Nora Ephron (1941), and Pete Townshend (1943). Those who died on May 19 include Ann Boleyn (1536; head hacked off), T. E. Lawrence (1935; motorcycle accident—I visited the spot where he died), Coleman Hawkins (1969), and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1994).
Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili is having some splendor in the grass.
Hili: I had a deep thought but it escaped me.A: What were you thinking about?Hili: About the nature of deep thoughts.
In Polish:
Hili: Miałam głęboką myśl, ale mi uciekła.
Ja: O czym myślałaś?
Hili: O naturze głębokich myśli.
And in nearby Wroclawek, Leon got a special treat!
Leon: Ice-cream for me? I love creamy ice-cream!
Capsella bursa-pastoris!
Leon operates like our Emma – a hands on cat.
Hili brings back memories of the 1990’s Saturday Night Live episodes with Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey sketches. Fortunately enough, there is a website!
deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/