Category: American Heritage

• Exhilaration In the Air

  Since early summer when I first heard about this movie; I have wanted to see it. All weekend long I have been trying to figure out which day would be good to do so. Each day has been busy. I thought for certain though yesterday would be the day. Again I was wrong the timing…

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  September 3, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  1985, article, birthday, born, excitement, Gateway Pundit, Huckabee’s Jukebox, Inauguration Day, Michael Knowles Show, movie, movie theater, Oval Office, politics

• Labor Day

  Did you have a good day? My Dad and brothers didn’t have to work. Plus my niece had the day off from school. We got to eat as a family for dinner. It was a good day to be an American living in the Hoosier state. Earlier this morning I went to the store with…

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  September 2, 2024

  American Heritage, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  American, balance, dinner time, economy, excited, family time, features, Hoosier State, Labor Day, laboring, niece, outrageous, phones, pride, time, timer, watches, working, wrong question

• Days of Musing

  The last few days have been immersive for me; I have been marinating over my thoughts. The 1st Amendment ensures the right of Free Speech. However, we know that there is a battle going on right now over that matter. Even the CEO of Telegram was recently arrested in France, because he will not give…

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  September 1, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  American, articles, Family, Gold Star families, Grandparents house, misleading, musings, notifications, patriotic, politicize, thoughts, trump, videos

• Interview

  What does this word mean and what kind of word is it? Let’s start with what kind of word it is first. While looking at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary it states that it is not just a noun but also a verb. Which means it is a thing, place, idea, person, animal, action or quality. Plus…

  Garnetjewel

  August 29, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family

  accounts, camera, conversations, Grandpa, Harris, interviews, losses, messages, Navy Veterans, policies, politics, purpose, questions, recorder, tragic, uncles, Veterans, Walz

• A Thoughtful Gesture

  Once Mom and I got home today the mail was on the table. After a few minutes of being home I saw a familiar type of envelope and handwriting sitting on the table where Dad usually sits. It was from my cousin Ian and his wife and little boy. Picking up the envelope I couldn’t…

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  August 28, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  1 year old, birthday, birthday boy, cousins, cuteness, family fun, invite, John Deere pillow, lessons, mail, party, sharks, special day, sweet, swimming, table, thank you

• Family Friends

  Last week we found out about a death. One of my Mom’s brothers told us once he found out about it. It wasn’t a surprise and yet it is still bittersweet. Both sides of my family know him and his very large family. There are so many times nestled in my memory seeing him and…

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  August 26, 2024

  American Heritage, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  article, database, disappointment, Family, friends, funeral, grieving, Linton Daily Citizen, memories, mourning, Patrol Boys, Pleasantville Schools, visitation, zucchini loaf

• Timing and Strategy

  The historian in me loves how this is playing out. Of course I wasn’t born yet in 1963 when JFK was shot in Dallas. However, the Kennedy Family in America is close to royalty and my interest in this family was also induced by my love in reading about history. Especially PT 109 intrigued me.…

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  August 23, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Modern American History

  1963, candidate, critical, decisions, Democrat, election, endorsement, historian, history, Kennedy, Liberal, politics, presidency, Primary, promises, PT 109, Republican, RFK, Secret Service, strategy, support, suspend, tickets, trump, voting, WW2

• A Supply Run

  This evening I made a supply run. A project needs 4 colors that I don’t have Plus another project needed another color, but I ended up being able to change the colors around a little bit. However, knowing I was going on a run I decided to add that color as well. I think for…

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  August 22, 2024

  American Heritage, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  accidents, antsy, blood gushing, calm, dentist, DMC colors, driving, family stories, hammers, Hobby Lobby, launch, Lyons, panic, pouch, projects, retainer, supply run, surprise, windshield

• Focusing on 1776

  The timing is really amazing when you look at history. How and when certain things happened. July 4th 1776 did not just happen on that one day. A myriad of events happened over the spread of at least a decade to bring about the amazing event of the 4th of July we now celebrate. This…

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  August 21, 2024

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense

  abortion, Abraham Lincoln, babies, bible, Constitution, death, declaration, DNC, Dr. Ben Franklin, Emancipation Proclamation, emotional, Founding Fathers, God, John Adams, money, physical, Rep Rutledge, reversal, Roe V Wade, Ruth, scenario, slavery, trump, United States of America, virtue

• 2024 State Fair

  There have been a handful or less years where our family has not gone annually to the Great Fair. It has always been a staple for the Alsman Family since before I was born. There was just no question we were going to the Fair each year. Of course, most of us also were in…

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  August 20, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family

  childhood, Dairy Barn, family trips, Grandpa, grandparents, Grays Brothers, influence, memories, pork tent, snacks, State Fair, Swine Building, Taste of Indiana, together, tractor rides