All things considered, I don't think there can be a more fitting clip to share today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToECtXPMvNM
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George Washington: Deathbed Convert?
So, here's a very interesting rumor, which I've now heard from a couple sources. It is said, among both the Jesuits of Maryland and the descendants of George Washington's slaves, that in his final hours he sent for Father Leonard Neale, S.J, and that he was received into the Catholic Church shortly before his death. … Continue reading George Washington: Deathbed Convert?
Friday Flotsam: Dr. Johnson versus Congress (Or, I’m Not Being So Nice This Time)
1. We’re done with the Fourth and heading toward the Fourteenth, so I feel like now’s the time to be a little harsher and more frank with regards the Revolution. 2. I did some reading of Dr. Johnson’s political tracts this past week, which I’d previously only given a rather cursory look over. I found … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Dr. Johnson versus Congress (Or, I’m Not Being So Nice This Time)
RE-POST: Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
For newcomers, I watch 'Independence Day' every year on the Fourth of July: the following is an old post on my great fondness for the film. When Independence Day came out, it was a huge hit, but ever since then it’s kind of become the poster-child for the big, dumb, CGI-fueled blockbusters of the … Continue reading RE-POST: Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Thoughts About America
1. Once again sick for much of this week. My cold went down, but a painful sinus headache remained, finally obliging me to go into urgent care to get an antibiotic prescription. So far it seems to be helping, so hopefully it’ll be gone before much longer. 2. Every Fourth of July finds me more … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Thoughts About America
Friday Flotsam: Crashes, Consolations, and Memorial Day
1. Had a car accident last weekend. No one hurt, thank God, and really not more than a fender-bender. Only, my fenders ended up much less bent than the other guy’s (he hit me, but no one really at fault; just a bad situation involving merging and unexpectedly stopped traffic), so I felt bad about … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Crashes, Consolations, and Memorial Day
Some Key Points of Our Country
Reading and thinking about history lately, it seems to me that a lot of Americans seem to gloss over certain key points about our country. We have a tendency either to forget the very peculiar circumstances of our own history and the consequent effects it must have had on our national development and mindset, or … Continue reading Some Key Points of Our Country
Flotsam: Twenty Years Later
1. I try not to talk politics much here. I don’t have the background or knowledge as yet to say anything really worthwhile about it. So don’t ask me for a rundown of how the past twenty years have gone and what we as a nation have to show for it all, though I don’t … Continue reading Flotsam: Twenty Years Later
RE-POST: Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
I missed this 4th of July's 'Independence Day' rewatch due to being sicker than paint, but here's my yearly post on why it's among my personal favorites. When Independence Day came out, it was a huge hit, but ever since then it’s kind of become the poster-child for the big, dumb, CGI-fueled blockbusters of … Continue reading RE-POST: Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
Flotsam: Snobbery, Revolutions, and the Fourth of July
1. Still in the 'awkward transition' phase regarding my new job, where I haven't even begun to do the actual job I've been hired for (which itself is a trainee position), and I'm still getting used to the new schedule and what is and is not an option now. I'm at least keeping regular writing … Continue reading Flotsam: Snobbery, Revolutions, and the Fourth of July
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