30 November

As my sister pointed out to me earlier today, tomorrow is December. WOW! Time flies. Did you know 'time flies' was first expressed by Virgil (70-19 B.C.), who wrote in the 'Aeneid': Fugit inreparabile tempus' (Time is flying never to return)? Interesting fact.

On this day:
1835- Samuel Langhorne Clemens, otherwise known as Mark Twain, was born. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2 of my favorite books) and The Prince and the Pauper. Mark Twain was known for his wit. On seeing his obituary in a newspaper, he famously said, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated". He died on 21 April 1910.
1981- ABBA's eighth and last album, The Visitors, was released.
1667- Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and clergyman was born in Dublin. He wrote Gullivers Travels. Jonathan Swift died in 1745.

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain

All generalizations are false, including this one.
Mark Twain

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled, and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout.

Jonathan Swift