9 April 2013

squiffy

[skwif-ee]

— adj , -fier , -fiest

informal ( Brit ) Also: squiffed

– slightly drunk

[C19: of unknown origin]

Today’s aphorism

Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts.

-Leo Rosten, author (1908-1997)

On this day

9 April 1865 – Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.