http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/archives/142987.php Today is the birthday of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, born this day in 1775. Who he, you ask? Well, he was an extremely successful and daring British naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars and was the model for Patrick O'Brian's... en-us http://cakeeaterchronicles.mu.nu/archives/143003.php Robbo's got the details....