Tag: history
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Writing Prompt:
What historical event fascinates you the most? There are too many for me to only mention or simply pick just one event. Although right now I am currently reading a book about the Civil War. More specifically about President Abraham Lincoln and the illustrious Frederick Douglass. I’m more than halfway through the book as of…
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A National Divorce?
Over the last few months I have been reading a book written by Brian Kilmeade. “The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to Save America’s Soul.” Just a couple of weeks ago I read the pages detailing John Brown and the unfortunate circumstances of the Federal Arsenal that would…
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Leisure Reading with Lincoln and Douglass
My ideas for articles today have had to be reset. What started as a day at home ended up being an afternoon at Terre Haute. My brain isn’t really working this evening, but earlier I got to spend some time actually reading. Reading for leisure, has not been much of a priority lately. So it…
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Writing Prompt:
Why do you blog? For me this goes back to my purpose. God gives everyone a purpose or many purposes in life. I have always been reminded by the parable Jesus tells of the Talents. It’s humbling when God shows you your abilities and that they matter. Possibly even to others. Music was the one…
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Thoughts of Frustration
This afternoon they were all stomped into submission. Another weekend of being stomped on literally by bullies had been quite tiresome. This is what happens when you give them half an inch then they want to dictate to you the terms of your submission. Today though, was a good day for a practice session. It…
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Trump Nominations
The last week has been quite exciting. Seeing the names of those tapped for nominations within Trump’s Administration has been exhilarating. The pace of these declarations have been a stark contrast to the first term’s second hand cabinet names not personally picked by Trump himself. There is a management that Susie Wiles must be in…
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Aurora Rally
Each Rally I watch I learn something about the speakers and the state it is being held in. It’s an awesome experience next to being there in person, I’m sure. I would go if I could; it’s not an option for everyone though and that’s why they have Live-stream footage. Observing several of the speakers…
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Sunday Morning
My last post was Thursday and the pain was a lot for a good round of 36 hours. Plus I had a girl with a headache during the second night. So there were two nights of little to no sleep back to back. On Sunday morning then I had not fully gotten back to my…
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A Lesson From The Civil War
Saturday night I began feeling a bit off and I thought a good night’s sleep would help. However, I woke up feeling a bit worse. So I ended up staying home from church laying in my chair most of the morning. Then during the afternoon, I began watching the Grit channel. One of the major…
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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.…
Jewells of Thought 