Fact of the Day: It's Benjamin Franklin's birthday! He's so dreamy! I mean seriously, how can you not love the man who said, "A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave," coining one of my favorite phrases, "You can sleep when you're dead?" Rather than blather on about bifocals or the Declaration of Independence or playing the harp or naming electrical charges as positive or negative, I will give you the thirteen virtues from his autobiography that he attempted to live by:

1. "TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation."
2. "SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."
3. "ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time."
4. "RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve."
5. "FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."
6. "INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions."
7. "SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly."
8. "JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty."
9. "MODERATION. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve."
10. "CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation."
11. "TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common
or unavoidable."
12. "CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation."
13. "HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates." [link]

Other great stuff about today: The first sitcom debuted today. Lots of freakin' birthdays: