At Least He Wasn't Named After Marmaduke

James A. Garfield, who overcame the handicap of being named after a fat orange comic-strip cat to become President of the U.S.A. in the late 1800s, was born a long time ago today in the early 1800s. We mention him here only because the Sick, Sad Life Planner had a comment from Jane Lane about President Garfield, and we are proud to bring you Jane's comment in its entirety. Quinn Morgendorffer, on the other hand, prefers to offer her thoughts about Calvin Klein, who was also born on this day but not such a long time ago.

Oh, and the Gettysburg Address is now 146 years old.

And even more importantly, this is Daria Morgendorffer's birthday according to some mythologies. Let's see, if she was 19 in 1999, she's 29 today. Party on!

Aaaaand this is International Men's Day. Who thought that up? Heck, every day is International Men's Day! I mean, seriously.

Vlora has posted a link to her Daria art. Wow! Thanks! And Pinkminx needs your vote to decide which story she should finish first. What are the other writers doing? Click and see.

Stacy O!

This is one of those alter egos that won't make sense to anyone under the age of 50. Stacy Rowe is imitating Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, whose birthday was 79 years ago today. I remember what Jackie Kennedy looked like from newspaper pictures I saw of her as a child. She's holding a rose bush and wearing her best pink suit.

Unfortunately, that is exactly the same suit Mrs. Kennedy was wearing when she and JFK arrived in Dallas on November 22, 1963. And upon her arrival in Dallas, Mrs. Kennedy was given red roses. Was the artist making a point here? If so, what was the point? Really creepy pic, if you ask me.

What else Daria-ish happened today in history. . . . Bermuda, visited by Sandi Griffin during Is It Fall Yet?, was settled 399 years ago by English folk who were blown off-course while heading for Virginia. I had an idea for a story about Sandi getting lost in the Bermuda Triangle, but never finished it. Dang.

Today is the birthday of Jim Davis, the cartoonist who created Garfield. Garfield is mentioned in various fanfics as a cartoon in the Lawndale newspaper. There was a crossover, too, in which Daria had Garfield as a pet, but I cannot find it now.

LATE ADD: Brother Grimace has added a DariaWiki page about . . . Daria's glasses. Not a bad idea.