February 1, 2008


There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.
Warren E. Burger



[speaking to Carlo] "Only don't tell me you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry."
— Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
The Godfather (1972)



Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.
Rebecca West



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1968

1967 and 1968
  • Rioting in France
  • Czechoslovakia Revolt
  • Pueblo Captured
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
  • Robert Kennedy killed
  • Violence during Convention
  • Nixon Wins election
  • HISTORY CENTRAL


    Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
    ~Janet Lane



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
  • Theodore Roosevelt's favorite word was "bully" meaning great.
  • Roosevelt had a photographic memory. He could read a page in the time it took anyone else to read a sentence.
  • He was the first president to be popularly reffered to by his initials.
  • He was named for his father.



  • Carl Jones introduced Roger Smith to his friend as his ‘Uncle Roger'. Roger Smith introduced Carl Jones to his friend as his ‘Uncle Carl'. "If you are uncles to eachother," queried one of the friends, "you must also be nephews to eachother." "That's correct," replied Carl.

    Since there has been no breach of marriage law, how can you explain such a relationship?



    Kha deu gu chey deu ma kay.
    Don't put an easy tongue in an easy mouth. (said to an overly talkative person)
    Bhutanese proverb


    O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!



    . . . quotes the raven, "nevermore".



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