A thought for the day: You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing. -- Thomas Sowell

On this date in history:

In 1876, U.S. Army Gen. George Custer and his force of 208 men were killed by Chief Sitting Bull's Sioux warriors at Little Big Horn in Montana.

In 1942, U.S. Army Gen. Dwight...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- French composer Gustave Charpentier in 1860
- English novelist/critic George Orwell, author of 1984, in 1903
- movie director Sidney Lumet in 1924
- actor June...Read More

Today is Monday, June 25, the 176th day of 2018 with 189 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus.

On June 25th, 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn began.

A thought for the day: Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. -- Fred Rogers