"What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties!" (Hamlet)

The other day we got a postcard from FPL warning that power was going to be cut off today from 10 to 1pm. We were in a quandary as to what we were going to do for those three hours. Certainly we couldn't sit here in the dark without A/C or lights. I also had an MD appointment at 1. I told Rho that I had better cancel the appointment so that we would not have to be concerned about getting to the appointment, and that's what I did. Tentatively, we thought about just going to The Isle Casino, but we weren't too thrilled about gambling at 10am, so I suggested we find a movie that we could go to during those three hours without power. We did find that "Drillbit Taylor" was playing at 11:35 which was perfect, because then we could go for a leisurely breakfast, and then take in the movie. It was about three high school kids who were constantly threatened by a bully, so they "hired" a bodyguard who just happened to be a homeless guy who had gone AWOL from the army. I won't be so cruel as to say how it ended. But it did end and we headed for home at about 2:30. We learned that FPL didn't get to the job until noon, and then it only took an hour. Typical Florida timing. For dinner we dined on pizza.

If you've been reading these blogs lately, you know that I've been thinking about my choices for the "Greatest Whatever in History." So, today I'm going to select some "no brainers." You may not agree, but who cares?

Greatest in the History of the World:
Writer: (duh!)William Shakespeare;Wine Drinker: Eliyahu HaNavi (Elijah); Religious Leader: Mary's kid; Head of State: Abraham Lincoln; Military Man: Audie Murphy; Aviator: Charles Lindbergh; Athlete: Jim Thorpe; Golfer: Norman Ross (Pending); Madman: Adolph Hitler; Speaker: Marc Antony; Beauty: Helen of Troy; Hunk: Atlas; Explorer: Christopher Columbus; Scientist: Albert Einstein; Zoologist: Charles Darwin; Inventor: Thomas Edison; Poet: John Keats; Composer: Beethoven; Singers: Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand.

Those are enough for now. Next, perhaps, we'll think about the Greatest Discoveries in the History of the World. Who knows? Maybe we'll get on TV. Johnny Carson? Jerry Lester?