The Wheel and Axle

Tag: Muhammad Ali

A Day of Pure Awesome

by on Jan.17, 2017, under Film & TV, Travel & Culture

So apparently, January 17th is shared by awesome people as their birthdays.

There’s Muhammad Ali, who would have been 75 today had he not passed away last year. He is the gold standard for boxers, no questions asked. Everybody else can just wish they were Ali or that they could have even 10% of his skill and talent. Moreover, he was an activist who fought for civil rights back in the day.

Then there’s Michelle Obama, who turns 53 just a few days before her husband ends his historic term in the White House. Despite some fringe idiotic racist detractors, she is one hell of a classy First Lady who will go down in history as one of the best women to have been a force for good – not simply because of her husband’s office but simply because of her own contributions to society.

(continue reading…)

Comments Off on A Day of Pure Awesome :, , , more...

Visitors

Since June 2016