Has It Been Three Years Already

Hopefully, this does not come across as self-congratulatory, but it has indeed been three years since the first entry of "The Daily Vampire."

In this time, I've learned that folks are apparently more interested in pictures of dogs dressed in hot dog buns than quotes from the late, great Russian Nikolai Gogol.

But, somehow, I think I was fully aware of that going in!

Quote of the Week- Nikolai Gogol

There is always something unsettling about coming across the biography of a person who died young, especially when their age is close to your's!

That happens to be the case with the Russian novelist/playwright Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) who died at age 42, which is just one year older than I am right now!

Gogol is perhaps best-known for his novel "Taras Bulba" (1835) and his play "Marriage" (1842).

Here is his quip:

"Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come on its own accord."