January 24, 2007


Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.
Winston Churchill



Maybe you can't
Shoulder a gun
But you can shoulder
The cost of one
Buy defense bonds
Burma Shave
1942


"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
- Dan Quayle




BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 
  1769      Elected president of the American Philosophical Society
  1774      The Hutchinson Letters Affair damages
              Franklin's reputation; While in London, Ben receives word of 
              his wife's death
  1775      Returns to Philadelphia; Elected to Continental
              Congress; Submits Articles of Confederation of United Colonies
  1776      Signs the Declaration of Independence; Presides at
              Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention;
              Sails to France as American Commissioner
  1778      Negotiates and signs Treaty of Alliance with France
  1779      Appointed Minister to France
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin


Most of the shadows of life come from your own self blocking the sun.
James Pickett



PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
Ronald Reagan He was the only president to be wounded and survive an assassination attempt.
Ronald Reagan 1981-1989



No sooner spoken than broken.
What is it?



  • I think animal testing is a bad idea; they get all nervous, and give the wrong answers.
  • Donkey: a horse designed by a study team.
  • The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
  • Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?
  • It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a.. no, no, it's a bird.



    • He that lives well, is learned enough.
    1736


    He slept more than any other President, whether by day or by night. Nero fiddled, but Coolidge only snored.
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