Thursday, February 21, 2013

   
[1855 - Alice (Elvira Freeman) Palmer, educator, born in Colesville, New York]

[1885 - The Washington Monument is dedicated]

       
[1893 - Andres Torres Segovia, classical guitarist, born in Linares, Spain]

   
[1907 - W.H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, born in York, England]

   
[1915 - Ann (Clara Lou) Sheridan, actress, born in Denton, Texas]

[1925 - The First issue of The New Yorker is published]

[1925 - Sam Peckinpah, director, born in Fresno, California]

      
[1927 - Erma Bombeck (Fiste), humorist, columnist, writer, born in Dayton, Ohio]

   
[1933 - Nina Simone (Eunice Waymon), singer, born in Tryon, North Carolina,]

      
[1934 - Rue (Eddi-Rue) McClanahan, Emmy Award-winning actress, born in Healdton, Oklahoma]

      
[1936 - Barbara Charline Jordan, lawyer, educator, Congresswoman, born in Houston, Texas]

   
[1953 - F. Crick & J. Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule]

[1965 - Malcolm X, black Muslim leader,
assassinated in New York at age 39]

The political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community; no more.
Malcolm X

Are We There?

We are like children trapped by our own impatience in the back seat, capable only of pestering the adults in front with repeated cries of: "Are we there yet?"

The answer is as plain as the nose on your face (or on the face of the sage). It can be found in any shopping mall. Go to the intersection of the paths and you will find there a map of the small commercial universe. Plainly marked on it is the spot called: "You are here."

William's Whimsical Words:

nothing special.

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