A quick start to the day.
Today's forecast
Showers likely, high of 73. There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation.
Word of the day
howdah [hou-duh] (noun) a seat or platform for one or more persons, commonly with a railing and a canopy, placed on the back of an elephant.
Film facts
What is the name of the “Real Estate King” in “American Beauty”?
A. Larry Kane
B. Frank Fitts
C. Buddy Hayes
D. Buddy Kane
(Answer at bottom of column)
Number to know
400: Children laugh about 400 times per day.
This day in history
May 10, 1924: J. Edgar Hoover is named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (now the FBI).
Featured birthday
TV actor Kenan Thompson (40)
Quote of the day
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” — Leo Buscaglia
Trivia answer
D. Buddy Kane