Poor William's Almanack, December 20, 2011, Eagles Do Not Flock

Franklin bifocals Tuesday, December 20, 2011 menorah lighting

[1868 - Harvey Firestone, industrialist, born in Columbiana, Ohio]

[1881 - (Wesley) Branch Rickey, baseball Hall of Fame executive & manager, born in Portsmouth, Ohio]

[1895 - Susanne Langer, philosopher, author, born in New York City]

[1898 - Irene (Marie) Dunne, actress, born in Louisville, Kentucky]

[1902 - Sidney Hook, philosopher, writer,
born in Brooklyn]

[1902 - Maxwell "Max" Alan Lerner, educator,
journalist, editor, born in Minsk, Russia]

[1921 - George Roy Hill, Oscar-winning director,
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota]

[1926 - David Levine, caricaturist, artist, born in Brooklyn]

[1931 - Mary Ellen 'Mala' Powers, actress, acting teacher, born in San Francisco]

[1942 - Robert Lee 'Bullet Bob' Hayes, Olympic Champion sprinter, Pro Football Hall of Famer,
born in Jacksonville, Florida]

Bastogne - US forces occupy town Bastogne - foxhole remnants Bastogne - A Sherman tank
[1944 - The Battle of the Bulge (Vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium) begins; Nazis surround US Army 101st Airborne Division units]

Eagles Do Not Flock

eagle flying

It is said that eagles do not flock.
They must be found one at a time.

bald eagle circling bald eagle perched in snow

eagle with talons extended

William's Whimsical Words:

Lonely, are the brave.

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