Poor William's Almanack, October 17, 2005, Twinkle, Twinkle, You're No Star

Franklin bifocals Monday, October 17, 2005

[1915 - Arthur Miller, Tony & Emmy award-winning playwright, born in New York City]

[1918 - Rita Hayworth, actress, born in Brooklyn, New York]

[1961 - Paris police massacre over 200 Algerians marching in support of peace talks]

Arab oil ministry oil tanker at sea
oil embargo gasline lines in US
[1973 - OPEC oil embargo by Arab states against the US begins]

(Rerun coming soon to a city near you)

Earthquake damage to I-580 freeway 1989 [1989 - San Francisco - Oakland rocked by deadly Loma Prieta earthquake]

Twinkle, Twinkle, You're No Star

Twinkle, transmit, little satellite,
I wonder where you are tonight.
Up above the world so high,
Like a spy there in the sky.

artist drawing of spy satellite

William's Whimsical Words:

Hey, isn't that you in the photo? Smile, you're on Candid Camera. (Original Reality Show)