Wednesday, February 16, 2005
[1741 - Benjamin Franklin publishes The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle]
[1804 - Lt. Stephen Decatur burns captured US frigate Philadelphia at Tripoli Harbor]
[1937 - DuPont Corp patents nylon]
[1967 - Operation River Raider begins in Mekong Delta]
[1996 - Edmund G "Pat" Brown, politician, former Governor of California, dies at 90]
Reality
Remember that the moment of your triumph
Is immediately followed by
A dousing of reality,
From an ice-filled Gatorade bucket,
In the hands of those you led and trusted,
And who love you.
William's Whimsical Words:
Reality is cold and wet, but curiously refreshing.
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