February 8, 2008


Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken



"[Red places his bet on Andy] "That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass."
— Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding (Morgan Freeman), The Shawshank Redemption (1994)



I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times.
Elizabeth Taylor



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1975

1974 and 1975
  • Helsinki Accords
  • Francisco Franco dies
  • Angola Independent
  • Soviets Buy Grain
  • Pol Pot Takes Over Cambodia
  • Mozambique Independent
  • Mayaguez
  • Communist Capture South Vietnam
  • HISTORY CENTRAL


    Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.
    ~Alan Alda



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
  • President Eisenhower graduated from West Point sixty-fifth in a class of 165.
  • He was named for his father.
  • All six of the Eisenhower boys were at one time or another nicknamed Ike.
  • Eisenhower was responsible for putting 'under God' into the Pledge of Alliegence.



  • Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.



    Sem chen tag gi re-mo chey dang; gu nag mi ge re-mo nang ing.
    The stripes of a tiger are on the outside; the stripes (character) of a person are on the inside. (character is not directly visible)
    Bhutanese proverb


    Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.



    I came, I saw, I conquered.



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