TODAY IS

TODAY IS

Retired NFL star Jerome Bettis turns 44 today.

• His nickname back in his playing days was "The Bus." He was a big dude.
• Jerome would walk up to a bus stop and people would try to board him.
• The reason he was nick-named "The Bus" is because he never ran near anyplace convenient.

Tennis player John McEnroe turns 57 today and plans to spend an evening at home, yelling out the candles on his cake. When he played tennis, he was such a hot head, he had to wear asbestos hairbands.

Lisa Loring -- Little Wednesday Addams from the old TV series, "The Addams Family" turns 58 today. To be honest, she's gotten a little pugsly. She doesn't mind being called Wednesday, but don't call her "Hump Day."

Do a Grouch a Favor Day -- Just do a grouch a favor today, even if you do not like it.