Tuesday, April 18, 2006

[1775 - Paul Revere & William Dawes ride from Boston to warn Adams and Hancock, and rouse Patriot minutemen that British troops are coming to arrest them]

[1906 - Earthquake of 8.3 magnitude strikes San Francisco, followed by many fires]

[1942 - USS Hornet launches Doolittle's Army bombers for first attack on Japan]

[1945 - Ernie Pyle, Pulitzer Prize war correspondent, killed by Japanese machine-gun on island of Ie Shima off Okinawa]

[1958 - Ezra Pound, poet, critic, released by federal court after 13 years of government persecution]

He Ain't Heavy

Anger, revenge, and guilt are heavy burdens says Henry. Why do so many choose not to put them down and carry a child instead?

William's Whimsical Words:

Lugging around a thousand cravings is no picnic either.

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