Poor William's Almanack, May 10, 2007, Conviction

franklin-bifocals-60 Thursday, May 10, 2007

Golden Spike Ceremony
[1869 - Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways met on Promontory Summit, Utah Territory, drive in Golden Spike symbolizing first transcontinental railroad]

[1899 - Fred Astaire (Austerlitz), dancer, actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska,]

[1902 - David O. (Oliver) Selznick, producer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

[1940 - Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain]

[1960 - USS Triton completes her underwater circumnavigation of the globe in 84 days]

Conviction

Do it my way - I know I'm right

Conviction is a great gift, when it lies in the hand of someone you happen to agree with. Otherwise, it is just plain bull-headedness.

William's Whimsical Words:

Or heresy.

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