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Christmas Day–2024

I would like to wish everyone visiting a very Merry Christmas.

Today we get together with family and friends and celebrate the day peace, love and joy….As usual I will try to cook for 8 people….Baked Ham, Sweet potatoes, Green beans, Mac and cheese, corn and blackberry cobbler for dessert.

The Jolly Fat Man has made his appearance and I hope everyone was good and got their heart’s desire in return.

The goodies are under the tree and the presents have been opened….or should I say gifts have been opened?

That brings up a question….are presents and gifts the same thing but different?

It’s that time again when we’re busy buying, wrapping, and giving them. Sometimes we call them “gifts,” sometimes “presents.” Is there a difference?

The words come to us from different language families. Gift comes from the old Germanic root for “to give.” It referred to an act of giving, and then, to the thing being given. In Old English it meant “the dowry given to a bride’s parents.” Present comes from the French for “to present.” A present is the thing being presented or bestowed. Both words were in use for the idea of something undergoing a transfer of possession without expectation of payment from the 13th century onward.

The words gift and present are well-matched synonyms that mean essentially the same thing, but even well-matched synonyms have their own connotations and distinctive patterns of use. Gift applies to a wider range of situations. Gifts can be talents: You can have the gift of gab, or a musical gift. Gifts can be intangibles: There is the gift of understanding or the gift of a quiet day. We generally don’t use present to describe things like that. Presents are more concrete or a bit more, well, present. If your whole family gave donations to your college fund for your birthday would you say “I got a lot of presents”? It doesn’t exactly sound wrong, but since you never hold these donations in your hand, gifts seems to fit better.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/89961/whats-difference-between-gift-and-present

Now all those goodies left by the jolly fat man in the red suit….

Some people refer to Santa as St. Nick….but I do not understand why…..St. Nick is far from the Jolly Fat Man we know and love.

It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, as a nursing infant, fasted on holy days and whose bones were stolen after his death.

Instead of a “right jolly old elf,” St. Nicholas is the patron saint of everything from brewers to pawnbrokers to murderers. Here are eight often terrifying legends associated with the saint that seem more like a script from Dexter or Game of Thrones.

St. Nicholas, best known as the patron saint of children, is credited with a myriad of miracles that validate this claim. The earliest attributed miracle is that he somehow miraculously saved a baby during his bishop consecration ceremony at the cathedral.

According to the story, the baby’s mother absentmindedly left her child in the bathing tub, which was warming over the fire. After hearing the church bells ring out, the mother rushed out without a second thought for her tiny infant—she didn’t remember her baby until she returned home and saw the smoke-filled room. But instead of finding a charred or drowned baby, she peered over to find her little one contentedly smiling; all the credit for the kid’s survival went to the new Bishop Nicholas.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/st-nicholas-legends

That is my gift to my readers on this day….knowledge.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day and enjoy time with family and friends….eat, drink and be safe.

Once again Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

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Thanksgiving Day–2024

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Today is the day that most of the nation gets together with family and friends and give thanks for all that has occurred in the past year.

Since it is Thanksgiving how about a little history? 

The Great Cranberry Scare of 1959…..

On November 9, 1959—just two-and-a-half weeks before Thanksgiving—the U.S. secretary of Health, Education and Welfare made a startling announcement: some cranberries grown in the Pacific Northwest may have been contaminated by a weed killer that could lead to cancer in rats. This meant that cranberry sauce, a popular staple of Thanksgiving dinners, might not be on the menu anymore.

“If housewives are unable to determine where berries were grown,” the New York Times reported, “the Government advises them not to buy, either in canned or fresh form, despite the approach of Thanksgiving.”

Thus began the cranberry scare of 1959, a crisis that temporarily crashed the cranberry market and sent Americans scrambling for alternative fruit-based dishes for Thanksgiving (Life magazine provided a few interesting suggestions, including pickled watermelon rind).

https://www.history.com/news/great-cranberry-scare-thanksgiving-1959

A little known fact in our history with Thanksgiving…..and no one ran out to buy toilet paper.

Today I am cooking for 8….Roast turkey, green peas, green bean casserole, yams, mash potatoes, mac and cheese (my granddaughter’s request), gravy and yeast rolls with peach cobbler for dessert with ice cream.

Enjoy your day with family, food and football….take a little time out in your busy day to give thanks for all the blessings that have come your way in the past year.

I would like to thank all the wonderful people that visit IST every day and comment when they find it appropriate…thank you and I appreciate your valuable time.

I leave you with a Thanksgiving tradition of sorts….Arlo Guthrie….

Recently Alice Brock passed away….she was the inspiration for the Guthrie song….

Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant,” has died at age 83. Her death, just a week before Thanksgiving, was announced by Guthrie on the Facebook page of his own Rising Son Records, per the AP. Guthrie wrote that she died in Provincetown, Massachusetts, her residence for some 40 years, and referred to her being in failing health. Other details were not immediately available.

Rest in Peace……

That does it for me I must get back to making the dinner for family and friends.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving…..please if you are celebrating be careful and catch a cab…..and for those internationally please have a good day and enjoy life.

As always….Be Well and Be Safe….

From The “Can’t Fix Stupid” Files

We just celebrated the signing of the DoI and as usual there was fireworks and more fireworks….every idiot with an extra $5 had to set some off for some unknown reason and every year I wait to see how many have done harm to their bodies by being stupid with something this dangerous.

I found the champ of Stupid!

The wife of a man who died after placing a lit firework on top of his head says she thought her husband was ‘showboating’ before realising he’d made a deadly mistake.

Allen Ray McGrew, 41, was celebrating 4 July with his family, and was also toasting his son Hunter’s engagement.

Allen’s wife, Paige McGrew, told The Post and Courier: “Allen loved this holiday. He was a patriot, he was proud of his son and he was excited to have a new daughter-in-law. He was living his best life last night.”

She added that Allen ‘didn’t drink regularly’, and the party was to be his last blow-out before staying off the booze for a while.

Around 10.30pm, Paige noticed her husband – who was wearing a stars and stripes Uncle Sam outfit for the occasion – was ‘holding this firework over his top hat’.

She thought her husband was ‘just showboating before he set it on the ground’ but then realized ‘he had already lit it’ and despite her warnings, the firework erupted.

Following that, Allen then collapsed, according to Dorchester County Sheriff’s department, before he was pronounced dead at the scene at 11.10pm.

Coroners say his cause of death is the result of ‘massive head injuries’ which would’ve killed him immediately.

Paige said of her husband: “He was a genuine, good person and he loved life. He worked hard and he played hard.”

The risks associated with fireworks is a worrying one, with Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit, Chelsea Burkett, recently warning residents not to set off fireworks themselves because of the danger they pose – such as starting fires.

She told NBC Bay Area: “It happens every year. We see it often and we strongly encourage residents to let the professionals do the show.”

Meanwhile, Medical director of the Regional Burn Center at Valley Medical Center, Dr Cliff Sheckter, warned illegal fireworks can be even more dangerous.

He said: “These are mortars, small pieces of dynamite. These can and will blow off your fingers and your hands. We see every year.

“Unfortunately, these types of injuries are not reparable in most circumstances and that obviously is life-altering.”

(unilad.com)

Moral of the story….fireworks and booze do not mix well.

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04 July 2024

Today is the day that we celebrate the signing (not actually on this day) of the Declaration of Independence which would not have been possible without Thomas Paine’s influence. A day that is special in the hearts of Americans….but why?

I am sure I can get all kinds of responses to that question….but let’s take a short look at what transpired….

By the 1760s, colonists began to push back against what they saw as unfair British control and taxation. The colonies were not directly represented in Parliament, leading to protests with the slogan, “no taxation without representation.” After the British Parliament placed new tariffs on a variety of imported goods, tensions erupted in violence. During the Boston Massacre of 1770, British soldiers shot into a crowd of a few hundred angry colonists, killing five.

In 1773, Boston colonists dumped an entire shipment of taxed tea into the harbor. Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Intolerable Acts. These acts punished Massachusetts by taking away the colony’s charter and limiting its self-governance.

Great Britain had hoped this would discourage any more protests or rebellions. It did the opposite. The Congress published a list of the colonies’ grievances and called for a boycott of British goods. It also petitioned the king, who rejected the colonies’ demands. The Congress also petitioned the king, who rejected its demands.

As the Revolutionary War began, the Second Continental Congress met in 1775 and discussed breaking away from British rule. In 1776, Congressional delegates drafted and passed the Declaration of Independence.

This Declaration expressed several of the new nation’s principles and values, including:

  • Natural rights — people are born with certain rights that should not be violated
  • Popular sovereignty — a government gets its power from the people it governs
  • Social contract — people agree to give up power to their governments in exchange for protection of their freedoms
  • Rule of law — the laws of the land apply to everyone, and no one is above them

Far too many Americans have lost sight of what this country set out to do and unfortunately it appears as if the great experiment is failing.

Sadly that historical snapshot is losing ground….the four main points are slowly being eaten away by bickering and partisan politics.

The government, including all three branches is destroying the very things that help give America its freedom from Mother England.

Will the original ideas ever return to the nation and its people?

This will probably be my only post today for Sue and I want to spend the day doing whatever we like.

Please if you are celebrating this day be very careful and always….Be Well and Be Safe….

Happy 4th my friends.

Until tomorrow when I will return with more stuff.

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The Real Memorial Day–30 May

Just my little rant….I believe that Memorial Day should not be moved around it should forever remain on 30 May much like Veterans Day….after all Memorial Day is to honor those that gave their lives in service of their country…..not the best day for massive consumerism.

What do you know of Memorial Day other than you get an extra day off from work?

If you are going to act like this is some sort of special day then you should know what it is and how we got to where we are….

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868,
the head of an organization of Union veterans — the
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established
Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the
graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A.
Logan declared it should be May 30. It is believed the
date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all
over the country.
The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across
the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The ceremonies centered around the
mourning- draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E.
Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided
over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan
Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers
on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.

Congressman James Garfield spoke about the solemn occasion. “We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue,” he said.

The GAR said Decoration Day should be observed on May 30 each year because the timing would permit flowers to be in bloom all over the country.

Some local areas observed similar ceremonies starting in 1866. In 1888, Congress passed an act making May 30 a holiday in the District of Columbia. By the start of the 20th century, ceremonies were being held on May 30 around the country. And after World War I, the holiday was expanded to honor all American war fatalities.

The name “Memorial Day” became more commonplace after World War II. But the federal government didn’t officially adopt that name until 1967.

The Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 moved the holiday to the last Monday in May. Originally, Veterans Day also was in the list of government holidays slated to always be on a Monday, but it was moved back to its original day of November 11 in 1978.

For years, efforts to reestablish the May 30 date by the VFW, the American Legion, and Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii didn’t succeed. Inouye, who died in 2012 at the age of 88, wasn’t just a senior member of Congress. He was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, as a medical volunteer. He later enlisted in the Army and lost an arm serving his country while in Italy.

But the proponents of Memorial Day’s original meaning argue that it should always be on May 30, no matter the day of the week, as a way for more people to recall why people made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation.

I am one of those vets that thinks it should be on the day, 30 May….a time to remember the honored dead and not the time for a cut-rate mattress.

Please take some time to remember those that gave their all for this country and their families that lost so much.

This will be more only post today for I have some memories to work on……

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Merry Christmas–2023

It is that time again….the fat guy in the red suit to visit all the girls and boys…..to bring joy and smiles to the world.

I want to take this opportunity to wish all my loyal readers and occasional visitor a very Merry Christmas….

I hope your shopping experience was not traumatic and your hunt for those perfect gifts were successful.

Since I will not be posting any news stuff how about I give you a little history to carry the day?

Do have a tree?  Do you know the origin of using a tree?

Good thing I am here to help….

Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter. Just as people today decorate their homes during the festive season with pine, spruce, and fir trees, many ancient peoples hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows. In many countries it was believed that evergreens would keep away witches, ghosts, evil spirits, and illness.

In the Northern hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year falls on December 21 or December 22 and is called the winter solstice. Many ancient people believed that the sun was a god and that winter came every year because the sun god had become sick and weak. They celebrated the solstice because it meant that at last the sun god would begin to get well. Evergreen boughs reminded them of all the green plants that would grow again when the sun god was strong and summer would return.

The ancient Egyptians worshipped a god called Ra, who had the head of a hawk and wore the sun as a blazing disk in his crown. At the solstice, when Ra began to recover from his illness, the Egyptians filled their homes with green palms and papyrus reeds, which symbolized for them the triumph of life over death.

Early Romans marked the solstice with a feast called Saturnalia in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture. The Romans knew that the solstice meant that soon, farms and orchards would be green and fruitful. To mark the occasion, they decorated their homes and temples with evergreen boughs.

In Northern Europe the Druids, the priests of the ancient Celts, also decorated their temples with evergreen boughs as a symbol of everlasting life. The Vikings in Scandinavia honored the evergreen mistletoe for its role in the death of the Balder, a god of light.

Learn more…..

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees

And now you know.

I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and I am off to do some cooking for the family meal…..to include ham with my special glaze, corn pudding, my special mac and cheese (my granddaughter’s favorite) and sweet potato pie….

I hope everyone has a wonderful day and you got all the stuff you desire.

Fun, Food and family….if that is what you seek on this day then please be careful and drive with caution.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD DAY!

Tomorrow is another day and I shall return full of opinionated stuff.

Peace Out my friends.

chuq

Christmas Eve–2023

Just one day before the big day….the day when presents are opened and food is consumed and family has joy and humor around the communal table.

Speaking of this time of year and a fan favorite during the festivities….gingerbread.

As yummy as this may be what do you know of the delectable tasting yummy?

Come On!  You guys know I cannot let something go by without throwing some history in your direction….and so it is with gingerbread.

Gingerbread may be considered an indulgent treat if you’re only considering the calorie content. But it’s Christmas, and indulging in a treat or two can be a fun and healthy part of life – especially when this classic biscuit includes many nutrients that may benefit your health.

Gingerbread is believed to have originated in its earliest form in 2400BC ancient Greece. Surprisingly, this recipe didn’t contain any ginger at all – and was actually a honey cake.

But the version of gingerbread we know and love today didn’t start to take shape until the 11th century when Crusaders returned from their travels in the Middle East with ginger in hand. Ginger was first cultivated in ancient China, where it was commonly used as a medical treatment.

This led to the cooks of nobility in Europe to begin experimenting with ginger in their cooking. As ginger and other spices became more affordable to the masses in the mid-1600s, gingerbread caught on.

The original term “gingerbread” referred to preserved ginger, which was developed into a confection made with honey and spices. Later, the term was used to refer to the French confectionery pain d’epices (spice bread) and the German Lebkuchen or Pfefferkuchen (pepperbread or pepper cake).

But the gingerbread house, which is now a staple of modern Christmas traditions, is believed to have been invented in 18th-century Germany, thanks to the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm. The practice then spread to England at some point during the 19th century.

Queen Elizabeth I is credited with creating the first gingerbread men. She would delight visiting dignitaries with gingerbread figures baked into their likeness.

Despite its ancient origins, baking gingerbread during the holiday season remains a celebrated tradition in many parts of the world.

Gingerbread is a delicious yet ancient staple of the holiday season — and its spices may have some surprising health benefits

See that did not hurt much now did it?

This is it for me today….

In case you are not around for Christmas let me take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas from my family to yours.

I will see you guys when life calms down again.

“lego ergo scribo”

chuq

Labor Day–2023

Today is a federal holiday, Labor Day, the unofficial end of Summer.

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I could step back in time and post about our labor movement and how it was the cornerstone of American society and made this country what it is….but that would be useless and a waste of time for NO one gives a crap about the labor in this country or the loss of well paying jobs or the sad condition our labor organizations are in.

So to find something for my only post of the day I decided to write about another tradition that seems to be prevalent….the cook out.

Across American citizens will be celebrating Labor Day and the end of Summer with backyard cook-outs with the traditional burgers and dogs.

Let me single out the hot dog.

What is in a hot dog?

“Hair of frog, eye of newt, wing of bat”……sounds a lot like the ingredients of a hot dog.

All kidding aside….what is in a hot dog?

“The industrialization happens in the 1930s, and it comes through … emulsification, which is basically just taking meat and blending it into a paste and then pumping it into artificial casings,” said Jeffrey Pilcher, a professor of history and food studies at the University of Toronto.

That process helps set it apart from traditional sausages, and shares many techniques that made other items like fish sticks and chicken nuggets possible, Pilcher said.

Their accessibility and affordability, however, is largely thanks to low-wage workers manning the factories that make them, said Loftus.

A 2022 report by ProPublica found evidence that then-U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration worked directly with the heads of Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods — makers of Ball Park Franks and Nathan’s Famous hot dogs, respectively — to issue an executive order allowing the plants to remain open during COVID-19, ostensibly in the patriotic interest of feeding the American public.

…

The patriotism behind hot dogs in the U.S. is ironic, Loftus said, since the dish traces its earliest origins to sausage-making in Europe. Immigrants from places like Germany and Poland brought their food traditions with them; eventually they would cross with mass industrialization to produce the “uniquely North American nightmare fuel” that is the modern hot dog on a bun.

“Most hot dogs that you eat wouldn’t be possible, really, without the industrial process and all of these sort of ethical quandaries that come with it,” she said.

As for how exactly the classic hot-dog-and-bun combo came to be, it’s hard to say.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/hot-dog-history-1.6911676

There you have your answer with a little history thrown in for good measure.

I will be grilling but it will not be hot dogs….nope….my grill will be burgers and chicken.

I do hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Labor Day.

Enjoy family, fun, food and the rest of your day.

Back to full blown bitching tomorrow.

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Christmas Is Cancelled

Fooled you!

I bet you thought this was some piece about some group attacking the institution of Christmas….sorry to disappoint (not really)….

Well to be honest not cancelled just moved.

The dictator in waiting Zelenskyy (why 2 “Y”) is decided to move Christmas in Ukraine…..

To “abandon the Russian heritage” of celebrating Christmas on Jan. 7, Ukraine is moving the official holiday to Dec. 25. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the change into law on Friday, USA Today reports. The move further separates the nation from the Russian Orthodox Church, which is led by Patriarch Kirill I, a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine who has said Russian soldiers killed in battle will be cleansed of their sins. A note accompanying the bill said the change is part of a campaign to strengthen Ukrainian identity, per Politico.

That struggle for identity “contributes to … the desire of every Ukrainian to live their own life with their own traditions and holidays,” the note says, per the Guardian. Last year, the first holiday season since the invasion was launched, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine allowed members to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25. Part of the church broke away in 2019 partly in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014; Ukraine had been subject to spiritual leadership from Moscow since at least the 17th century. Last year, Putin ordered a cease-fire covering the Jan. 7 weekend.

What about the people that grew-up under Soviet rule and have been worshiping in a certain way for decades and now they are told it is wrong and if they are patriotic they will accept the change.

I do not think messing with a person’s belief system is a win win scenario.  But then you can get people to do many things under the guise of “patriotism”.

Christmas is not his only ploy….elections are pushed back and martial law extended….

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to extend martial law and general mobilization, a move that pushes back parliamentary elections that were scheduled for October.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said elections can’t happen under martial law because it’s prohibited under Ukraine’s constitution.

“If we have martial law, we cannot have elections. The constitution prohibits any elections during martial law. If there is no martial law, then there will be,” Zelensky told The WashingtonPost in May.

Martial law has been extended several times since it was declared by Zelensky on February 24, 2022, when Russia first invaded. It’s expected to be extended as long as the war continues.

Ukraine’s next presidential election is scheduled for March 2024, which will also be pushed back if the war is still raging. The vote on Thursday extended martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, from when it was set to expire on August 18 to November 15.

(antiwar.com)

I read there was no opposition to this move….how could there be?  Zelensky has had opposition leaders jailed, oppo newspapers closed and censorship runs rampant….any real opposition to his rule is an illusion.

Again I can understand the action but it still begs to differ that they are fighting for democracy.

His moves makes sure that his hold on power is secure (for now)….

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Independence Day–2023

Today is the big day….the day when the colonies broke with mother England and declared their independence.

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Since it is a holiday this will be my only post today for I will spend the day with family.

We all know of the men that would become known as the Founding Fathers….Jefferson, Adams, Franklin on and on…..

After the victory of the Colonies winning their independence…others joined in the crafting the document that would become the foundation of the new nation known as the United States….

Some of the signers of the DoI were among those that put together the document to be known as the Constitution.

The usual suspects were Jefferson, Franklin, Adams etc  but there are also some creators that have been forgotten for whatever reason…..men like Mason, Wythe, Livingstone, etc…..

So on this day when we should be learning our history I offer up those ‘Founders’ that have been mostly forgotten…..men like George Mason and others….

Mason should be remembered above some others because it was he that objected to the Constitution because the people  were not protected and were excluded….what was he that pushed for the Bill of Rights and yet he is mostly forgotten to be replaced by strutting peacock Jefferson and other wrinkled old farts.

George Mason attended the Constitutional Convention through the debates and voting, but refused to sign the document which the convention produced. He argued against ratification, his chief dissatisfaction being the lack of definition of and protection for the basic rights of citizens. To this end he wrote Objections to this Constitution of Government. Although James Madison is generally considered to be the Father of the Bill of Rights, the amendments were based for the most part on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which had been authored by Mason in 1776. Mason alienated himself from many of the Virginia delegates through his opposition.

Mason’s Objections went beyond the absence of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. He argued in his pamphlet for an immediate end to the importation of slaves (though he was a slave owner himself). Mason was also concerned that the more numerous northern states with their larger populations would dominate the government at the expense of the southern states and thus argued for a supermajority in the case of navigation and interstate commerce acts. Mason argued that the new central government was supreme over the state governments, hence state Bills of Rights such as his own in Virginia were no security for citizens.

(read more)

10 Forgotten Founding Fathers of the United States

If you truly ‘love’ this country then learn the damn history.

What better time than on Independence Day?

Be Smart

Learn Stuff!

I hope you have a great 4th and that it is safe and joyous.

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