Another birthday come and gone!

So, today is my second day of having been alive for 23 years. So, 23 years and two days. Hmm...I don't feel old (which is key), but I'm growing older. Maybe wiser?

Here are some of my b-day facts thanks to wikipedia.org:

February 15: Candlemas in Eastern Christianity; Flag Day in Canada; National Day in Serbia; Fat Thursday (2007).

1898 - The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana, Cuba, killing more than 260 people and precipitating the Spanish-American War.
1942 - World War II: General Tomoyuki Yamashita led the Japanese forces to capture the so called "impregnable fortress" of Singapore.
1971 - The British pound sterling and the Irish pound were decimalised on what is called Decimal Day.
1989 - The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan.
2003 - Millions around the world took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.

Wikipedia's featured pic on Feb. 15



The marketplace of Göttingen, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, with the old city hall, Gänseliesel fountain and pedestrian zone. Founded before 1200, the city is famous for Georg-August University, which was founded in 1737 and became the most visited university of Europe.