I stole this from Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac" :

It's the birthday of Eric Idle, born in South Shields, Durham, England (1943). He's one of the six founding members of the British comedy group Monty Python, famous for its movies and its long-running television show, Monty Python's Flying Circus. Idle often played old ornery women, as well as creepy old men and annoying talk show hosts. Monty Python's first movie was Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), in which Idle plays Sir Robin the Not-So-Brave, who wets his armor at the first sign of danger.

I grew up watching Monty Python, and some of those skits are still the funniest I've ever seen. I'd have to say they remain among my favorite shows...
So Happy Birthday, Eric!

Happenings on the home front: An eventful week with my cat Pablo "exploding" suddenly into teen angst and attacking the other two older cats in the house. Something had to be done immediately, before he became established with the spraying. So right now he's had an overnight stay at the local vet following surgery and we pick hime up later this morning. I'm really hoping (with fingers crossed) the other two will forgive him of his earlier indiscretions. Time will tell. So a shout out to Pablo here as well as the other two, Taz and Sock. May they all find a workable truce in the coming days.