Poor William's Almanack, January 5, 2010, Bend in the Road

Franklin bifocals Tuesday, January 5, 2010

[1779 - Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval officer,
born in Sinepuxent, Maryland]

[1794 - Edmund Ruffin, agronomist, born in Prince George County, Virginia]

Director and Teacher Konstantin Stanislavsky

[1863 - Konstantin Stanislavsky, actor, director,
teacher, born in Moscow]

[1876 - Konrad Adenauer, statesman, born in Cologne, Prussia]

[[1917 - Jane Wyman (Sarah Fulks), Academy Award-
winning actress, born in St. Joseph, Missouri]

[1923 - Sam (Cornelius) Phillips, record executive, Sun Records founder, born in Florence, Alabama]

[1931 - Alvin Ailey, dancer, choreographer, founder
American Dance Theater, born in Rogers, Texas]

[1949 - President Truman delivers 'Fair Deal' message to Congress]

Every Segment of Our Population and Every Individual Has a Right to Expect from our Government a Fair Deal . . .

President Harry Truman

Bend in the Road

I came to a bend in the road
Where it doubled back on itself
and paused to consider

War

William's Whimsical Words:

The Beast, unleashed.

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