Bastille Day Wild Card — 7.14.09

Today is Tuesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2009. There are 170 days left in the year. In 1881, outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias ” Billy the Kid ,” was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner , N.M. Actor Dale Robertson is 86. Thought for Today: “I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.” — Rex Stout , American crime author (1886-1975). Today is Bastille Day in France. In the news this evening: US House health bill puts 5.4% surtax on millionaires here . And the Bastille Day Wild Card is in play …