Friends,
Today marks the 376th birthday of English member of parliment, naval administrator (no, not that one), and diarist Samuel Pepys. Considering that his meticulous diary-keeping documented the Great Plague, the Fire of London, and the second Anglo-Dutch War, Pepys could be thought of as the father of modern blogging, except without the “B” (the “WE” is silent, dig?).
Happy birthday Sammy! You’re not as famous as Arianna Huffington, but you’re more famous than Markos Moulitsas Zúniga. Nicely done!
– bob