Poor William's Almanack, May 22, 2005, Get Up

Ben Franklin's bifocals May 22, 2005
National Maritime Day

[1813 - Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer, born in Leipzig, Germany]

SS Savannah under sail and steam - first US steamship to cross the Atlantic
[1819 - SS Savannah sets sail from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, England]

Oregon pioneers by their wagon
[1843 - First wagon train departs Independence, Missouri, bound for Oregon]

Mary Cassatt - Daughter of Alexander Cassatt
[1844 - Mary Cassatt, artist, born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania]

[1859 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, physician, writer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland]

[1907 - Sir Laurence (Kerr) Olivier, Academy Award-winning actor, born in Dorking, Surrey, England]

[1968 - USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost at sea with all hands]

Get Up

First thing in the morning someone said, "I am glad you are up." William was glad to be up too. When one gets to a certain point in life, each new day becomes somehow more precious. Today is another set of possibilities; perhaps you will really get it right this time. Perhaps you will get it so wrong that you will never forget the lesson of it. Best of all, as you start the day you have no clue what it may bring.

William's Whimsical Words:

Bring it on.

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