Poor William's Almanack, March 17, 2008, I Meant No Harm

franklin-bifocals-60 Monday, March 17, 2008

leprechaun dance St. Patrick's Day leprechaun jigging

[1762 - First St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City]

[1804 - Jim Bridger, mountain man, born in Richmond, Virginia]

[1894 - Paul Eliot Green, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, born in Harnett County, near Lillington, North Carolina]

USS Holland (SS-1)
[1898 - USS Holland, first practical submarine, is launched]

[1903 - Marquis (William) Childs, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, born in Clinton, Iowa]

[1919 - Nat 'King' Cole (Nathaniel Adams Coles), singer, pianist, bandleader, born in Montgomery, Alabama]

Ballet Dancer Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Nureyev - aging
[1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer who defected, born near Irkutsk, Siberia]

Porsche 356 Prototype
[1949 - Porsche introduces prototype model 356 at Geneva Automobile Show]

USS Skate at North Pole
[1959 - USS Skate (SSN-578) surfaces at the North Pole]

I Meant No Harm

Hasten ye not to ascribe Malicious Motive to those acts that can be adequately explained by Simple Stupidity.

William's Whimsical Words:

One hopes that the world's store of stupidity exceeds its supply of malice.

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