Poor William's Almanack, May 20, 2017, It Doesn't Matter

Ben Franklin's bifocals Saturday, May 20, 2017

Honore de Balzac

Novelist Honore de Balzac

Honore de Balzac Grave

[1799 - Honore de Balzac, novelist, born in Tours, France]

[1806 - John Stuart Mill, utilitarian, editor, philosopher, born in Pentonville, London]

Inventor Emile Berliner

Emile Berliner's gramophone

[1851 - Emile Berliner, inventor (gramophone), born in Hanover, Germany]

A Homestead in North Dakota
[1862 - President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act]

Levi Strauss

The Levi label

[1873 - Levi Strauss, entrepreneur, patents his copper-riveted jeans]

[1908 - (Jimmy) James Stewart, Academy Award-winning actor, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania]

George Gobel

Comedian George Gobel

Comedian George Gobel

[1919 - George Gobel, Emmy Award-winning comedian, born in Chicago]

It Doesn't Matter

and furthermore, I will prove that. . .

The Truth doesn't matter; what is proven doth count.

If you are a trial lawyer the evidence you tell.
If you are a "spin doctor" the pain you dispel.
If you are a great wizard you cast a new spell.

Ah, but if you a politician be,
Why then good sir, you are all Three.

politician holding baby

William's Whimsical Words:

Being honest with others is a piece of cake. Being honest with yourself is the trick.

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