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...on the Giving of Gifts, etc. at Christmas 2008-12-19 13:39:51 For those of you who may have read my recent Christmas
posts, I direct this, uh, warning: my next words will make it appear that I'm doing a complete 180' on the whole 'keeping Christ in Christmas' theme. Be assured, that is not my intent at all! I just have a real problem with religiousness. Some don't realize, so did Jesus... Years back, I listened to a Christmas Eve message, via radio, broadca Read more:Gifts
, Giving
...concerning Liberty 2008-12-14 07:24:05 Unable to stay away, I find myself 'back at the drawing board"! Reading just the Preface and Acknowledgements (not even at the Introduction yet!) of another book on Jefferson, acquired today, I'm too elated to wait 'til after Christmas to post...this will be short, as I've been up since 2 AM and feeling punchy at the moment...I cannot believe how blithely, how ignorantly I have been walking throug
No title 2008-12-02 18:19:37 Now that the Thanksgiving turkey is long-ago digested, and already becoming but a memory, we turn our attention towards the upcoming Christmas holiday. Like most of the rest of America, I'll be spending much of the next few weeks preparing for that very special day. With shopping, gift-wrapping, decorating and tree-trimming, I doubt that I'll manage even one post. ( I hope to prove myself wrong,
Moving on to Thomas Jefferson... 2008-11-19 12:02:08 "...in the struggle of competing ideologies today for control of the modern world, it is certain that if American policies, based on the tradition of Jefferson
, prevail, whatever regime for the government of international affairs is established will recognize the right of mankind to be free." (Introduction, I. Jefferson's Political Significance, The Political Writings of Thomas
Jefferson, edit. D Read more:Moving
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Independence Evolving 2008-11-19 11:13:32 "When in the Course of human events..." I cannot imagine a time when the reading or hearing of these opening words to the Declaration of Independence
will not profoundly thrill me. Over two centuries later, they are still pregnant with the promise of destiny. Though our destiny has been realized and the United States of America have long since "assume[d]...among the powers of the earth, the separa
Final Thoughts on Frustration 2008-11-10 14:14:01 Lest I leave my readers with the impression that we are all doomed to lives lived in constant states of frustration, I'd like to point us in other directions for the moment.People sometimes call me 'sweet', and my immediate reaction is irritation and a clenched jaw. I am not all that sweet, believe me. What I am is probably too cautious in speaking my mind, (hence, the clenched jaw!) (I'm working Read more:Final
, Frustration
Things Change... 2008-10-21 17:34:14 It is definitely no compliment to be labeled a 'Benedict Arnold'. That name carries with it the stinging impact of the accusation Traitor! History shows us that, for this man, it was a well-deserved accusation, but history also shows us that there was a time when it was not deserved at all.Things change.Though Benedict Arnold will forever be impressed in American memory as a traitor, before that e Read more:Change
, Things Change
Redeeming Frustration 2008-10-21 12:59:08 I'm switching gears today. And for today at least, the topics of George Washington, his compatriots, and the Revolutionary War will be on hold. The problem is, I had this great 'stream-of-consciousness' inspiration for my next (this!) post, it was all-systems go!, I was smokin'! and now I can only remember part of it. I'm not really sure I remember even that much - but I thought, if I start, it wi Read more:Frustration
You're Only Halfway Home, General... 2008-10-20 11:39:58 "Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." ( Luke 6:26 )As we approach the end of President Bush's second term in office, I thought it might be interesting to examine our first President's second term in office. Surprisingly, there are similarities. The man who, in 1775, upon entering Philadelphia to attend the Second Continental Congress, Read more:General
, Halfway
Mr. President, Sir...You are Home 2008-10-20 11:33:23 (see Part 1)Although he would have preferred otherwise, George Washington was convinced to remain in office for a second term. He wanted a new election, and to be succeeded in office in that manner. (Washington's family had consistently short life-spans, and he didn't want to die while still in office, thereby necessitating what he saw as a monarchical succession to the presidency.) His strong and Read more:President
and now..."Throwing in the Towel!" 2008-09-12 13:46:55 Most of us have heard that motivational pearl 'Winners never quit, and quitters never win'. So it can be a little confounding to realize that, in fact, a person can quit, and end up still winning.Following the French attack against Washington's troops, [see previous post] (to avenge the deaths of their men in the forest ambush), and Washington's surrender, the future first President of the United Read more:Towel
Escalation, Bull-Headed Defiance and Throwing in the Towel! 2008-09-08 12:06:18 ( A personal note to my readers: I'm beginning to sense that I'm approaching an end to my ongoing research concerning our first President, at least for now.. Maybe one or two more posts, though. It might be time to switch gears soon.) Today we're going to re-visit some of the events leading up to George Washington's involvement in the French & Indian War, and his ultimate leadership of our nat Read more:Escalation
, Towel
"A Step between Me and Death" 2008-09-01 08:10:33 "And David... said,...but truly as the Lord liveth, there is but a step between me and death." (1 Samuel 20: 3)David, son of Jesse, former shepherd boy anointed by the prophet Samuel to become the next king of Israel had no illusions about his predicament in life. Saul, the present king of Israel, was out to get him. Fatally. Terminally. Permanently. Some background: The near cataclysmic event tha
One More Time! (conclusion) 2008-08-17 19:16:02 (click Here to read Part 1)Absolutely convinced that the Americans were trapped in Brooklyn Heights with no chance of escape, the British troops had backed off and made camp, staying beyond the range of patriot weapons' fire. (The pouring rain would, most likely, have rendered those weapons useless anyway.) The American soldiers, at this point, were 'sitting ducks'.Or so it seemed.The heavy rainfa
Whew! That Was Close! 2008-08-05 13:12:34 "I now exist and appear in the land of the living by the miraculous care of Providence"-George Washington, in a letter to John Augustine Washington, 1755My personal belief is that, if you have been designed by God to fulfill a specific mission, neither heaven, nor hell, nor anyone or anything in between will be able to remove you from the earth until you have done so. You will get there and you wi Read more:Close
One More Time! 2008-07-23 15:03:57 At the risk of belaboring a point, I want to share with you another example of what could, from one perspective, be seen as a critical hindrance to achieving a goal, but from another, one realizes that it was, for some, a life-saving grace.Some months after the re-taking of Boston, Washington was ordered by the Continental Congress to proceed to New York City, in order to prevent a British invasio
When Plans Go Awry...(Part 2) 2008-07-16 11:22:42 (click Here for Part 1)Two days later, in a message written to his personal secretary and aide, Joseph Reed, General Washington agreed with the conclusion of another one of his generals that 'kind Heaven' had intervened on behalf of the Americans. At the time, however, Washington knew deep frustration and bitter disappointment. He was denied leading his troops to the glorious victory he had intend
When Plans Go Awry... 2008-07-12 16:52:33 Sometimes, your plans are coming together unexpectedly well, and victory appears to be within reach, so close!! and then, the bottom falls out. Now what? And also, why is this happening? (For me, the answer to the second question is far more important than the answer to the first one!) Let me illustrate such a situation which occurred in the city of Boston, in the spring of 1776.As mentioned in an
Things Aren't Always What They Seem... (Part 2) 2008-07-10 18:04:46 (click Here for Part 1)I don't imagine that our young George Washington had the slightest inkling, at age eleven, that he would become the monumental figure in American history that he did. In fact, if I had to guess, I'd assume just the opposite. Prospects for the future looked bleak. The point I want to make here is that, though your situations and background may seem lacking, you don't have to
Regrets... (Part 2) 2008-07-04 16:51:07 Though Washington was the only man to appear in military regalia at the Second Continental Congress (from which he emerged commander-in-chief), and it would seem likely that such an outcome may have motivated his choice of dress, still...when talk spread throughout the Congress that he would be appointed leader, Washington was appalled. He even attempted to squelch the movement, trying to convince Read more:Regrets
Things Aren't Always What They Seem... (Part 1) 2008-06-18 20:25:40 I'm wondering if I should alter my blog title, as it seems that I am almost unable to move past my ever-increasing fascination with our country's first President. The more I learn about him, the more I want to learn! So...I apologize if my repeated articles on George Washington are making some people wish I'd move on! But, be warned, I may be standing on the corner of George Washington Avenue and
Following Up...(to 'Someone Else's Misfortune') 2008-06-10 13:10:52 "Since thou wast precious in my sight...will I give men for thee, and people for thy life." (Isaiah 43:4)It has been previously mentioned that our young George, at the age of twenty, had been appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the Virginia militia. What hasn't been mentioned is that his brother Lawrence had originally been scheduled for that appointment. Lawrence's death turned to pi Read more:Following
Someone Else's Misfortune... 2008-06-10 13:07:07 Before we travel much further into the Revolutionary War, I think it might be a good idea to turn back and visit our first President's youth. There we find his half-brother Lawrence.Lawrence was fourteen years older than George, the firstborn son of George's father Augustine and his first wife Jane. (Comment: Interestingly enough, George Washington's lineage was almost removed from American shores
We All Have Regrets....(Part 1) 2008-06-10 13:03:30 Having regrets over a choice you made, however, doesn't mean you made the wrong choice!Young America was most definitely in the throes of birth pangs. A little over a year later, she would declare her independent existence, and "dissolve the political bands" that tied her to a tyrannical 'parent'. This birthing process, like any other, would be far from painless and would involve the shedding of b Read more:Regrets
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