Tuesday, August 2, 2005

[1754 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant, architect, engineer, Revolutionary War Major, planned city of Washington D.C., born in Paris]

[1924 - Carroll O'Connor, Emmy Award-winning actor, born in The Bronx, New York]

[1943 - Japanese destroyer rams PT-109 (LT John F. Kennedy Commanding); it is cut in half and sinks off Solomon Islands]

French-y-fried

Notice that on this auspicious date two French men who figured prominently in the early history of these United States of America were born. The first of these gentlemen so impressed General George Washington with his service on behalf of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War that when the time came to plan and design the future capitol of the USA, he selected Pierre L'Enfant for the job. The other gent, Frederic Bartholdi, born into a later century, was the sculptor who created the Statue of Liberty that was a gift to our country from the People of France.

To those of you who gave up eating french-fried potatoes when France declined to join with us in our holy crusade of revenge against the Muslim world for the horror of 9-11, poorwilliam says, "You really showed them. Keep up the good work!" Those of us who opposed and continue to oppose Bush's War in Iraq, will do our best to pick up the slack in demand for the potato delicacy. It is dirty work, but someone has to do it. We assume our task not based on false intelligence falsely spun, but grounded on plain historical fact. The two best known and most revered symbols of our democracy, The Nation's Capitol and the Statue of Liberty, are gifts for which thanks are due to the French People.

William's Whimsical Words:

You will have to pry the last french fry from betwixt my cold, dead lips.

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