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Franklin bifocals Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas bell ringing
Christmas Day Christmas snow flake ornament

Mathematician Isaac Newton    Scientist Sir Isaac Newton    Scientist Sir Isaac Newton
[1642 - Sir Isaac Newton, mathematician, physicist, born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England]

Nurse Clara Barton    Red Cross Founder Clara Barton
[1821 - Clara Harlowe Barton, nurse, American Red Cross founder, born in Oxford, Massachusetts]

Race Car Enthusiast Louis Chevrolet    Race Car Enthusiast Louis Chevrolet    Car Co Founder Louis Chevrolet
[1878 - Louis-Joseph Chevrolet, founder Chevrolet Car Co, engineer, race car enthusiast, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland]

Cartoonist Robert Ripley    Robert Ripley's Believe It or Not    Cartoonist Robert Ripley
[1893 - Robert Leroy Ripley, cartoonist, author, creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not, born in Santa Rosa, California.]

Boys Ranch Founder Cal Farley    Boys Ranch Founder Cal Farley
[1895 - Cal Farley, professional wrestler, founder of Boys Ranch, born in Saxton, Iowa]

Actor Humphrey Bogart    Actor Humphrey Bogart as Rick in Cassablanca    Actor Humphrey Bogart in Maltese Falcon    Actor Humphrey Bogart - Karsh portrait
[1899 - Humphrey DeForest Bogart, Academy Award-winning actor, born in New York City]

Singer Cab Calloway    Bandleader Cab Calloway    Bandleader Cab Calloway
[1907 - Cab Calloway (Cabell Calloway III), bandleader, singer, born in Rochester, New York]

Anwar el-Sadat    Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat
[1918 - Anwar el-Sadat, Egyptian president, born in Mit Abu Al-Kum, Al-Minufiyah, Egypt]

Scriptwriter Rod Serling    Scriptwriter Rod Serling
[1924 - Rod (Edwin Rodman) Serling, scriptwriter, born in Syracuse, New York]


Birth Announcement

donkey carrying baby Jesus & Mary
A Special Baby Boy has arrived!

Baby Jesus

Tevet 23, 3759 at 4:49 am
7 lbs, 2 oz
19 inches

Humble Stable
Bethlehem, Judea

Proud Parents: Joseph & Mary

peace on earth wreath


William's Whimsical Words:

Peace on Earth still looks like the ticket.

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