January 1, 2007

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Henry David Thoreau

The answer to
A maiden's prayer
Is a man
Most anywhere
Using
Burma Shave

1941

The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.

Lady Bird Johnson

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

1637 - Samuel Lincoln from Hingham, England settles in Hingham, Massachusetts.

1778 - Thomas Lincoln (Abraham's father), descendant of Samuel, is born in Virginia.

1782 - Thomas and family move to Kentucky.

1786 - Thomas' father is killed by Native Americans.

1806 - Thomas marries Nancy Hanks. A daughter, Sarah is born eight months later.

1808 - Thomas buys a farm called Sinking Spring near Hodgenville, Kentucky.

Feb. 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln is born in a one room log cabin on Nolin Creek in Kentucky.

1811 - In Spring, the Lincoln family moves to a 230 acre farm on Knob Creek ten miles from Sinking Spring.

THE HISTORY PLACE

"The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention."

Richard Moss

PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA

A plot was developed to steal Lincoln's body, so a secret society to guard his tomb was formed.

Abraham Lincoln 1961-1965

Inside a burning house, this thing is best to make. And best to make it quickly, before the fire's too much to take!

"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."

Bargaining has neither friends nor relations.

1736

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.