Friday was the 13th. The second Friday the 13th in a row (because February has 28 days). Two months in a row! Saturday the 14th was a very historical pi day. Sunday the 15th (today) is the Ides of March (when Julius Caesar was assassinated). I'm not sure if Monday is important. And Tuesday the 17th is St. Patrick's Day.
If you need some excuses to get drunk in the next few days, here are some birthdays...
March 14 Birthdays:
1933 – Quincy Jones, singer-songwriter, producer of Michael Jackson songs.
1887 – Sylvia Beach, American-French publisher, founded Shakespeare and Company -- published "Ulysses" by James Joyce.
1879 – Albert Einstein (atomic bomb, gravity bends light, god doesn't play dice, yeah, you know who I'm talking about).
March 15 Birthdays:
1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor from "Taxi" and "Ordinary People".
1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor, singer, and television host (same day and year as Judd Hirsch! They're star brothers!).
1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice (I don't think she'd get along with Swaggart).
1912 – Lightnin' Hopkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Here's a song by him:
March 16 Birthdays:
1926 – Jerry Lewis, Comedian, actor, singer, director
1912 – Pat Nixon, Wife of Richard Nixon, 39th First Lady of the United States (definitely not a comedian)
1906 – Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian ("Take My Wife.... Please!")
March 17 Birthdays:
1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host
1901 – Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor -- nominated for 45 Oscars and winner of 9 (uncle of Randy Newman).
1777 – Patrick Brontë, Irish-English clergyman and author (father of the prolific Bronte sisters: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne).
Happy Birthday to all of them!