Most Americans don’t embrace what it means to pledge their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor...
I see things differently
Tag: Concord
‘Infatuated multitudes’
In the aftermath of the battles the colonials were feeling pretty damned froggy...
‘If they mean to have a war’
Today we remember the moment that gave birth to a nation...
Muster!
Independence Day may be my favorite holiday, but today's Americans wouldn't be throwing that party if not for what Patriots did in April of 1775...
Monday, Monday
We cavorted like a couple of kids playing hooky in the woods. It was a great day...
Flashback: April 19, 1775
There is a line. Most Americans choose to stand on one side of that line or the other...
What we really do
This is Day 391 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve. Deb and I are fine this spring Sunday. We’ve whittled down our list of pre-adventure maintenance and repair tasks considerably this week...
Anything but routine
This is Day 385 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve. Deb and I are well today. The post-shakedown, pre-adventure beat goes on...
Day 301: ‘A nation of riflemen’
This is Day 301 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve, and it’s Day 61 of Ohio’s 21-day WuFlu Curfew. Deb and I are fine today. We had ourselves a great Sunday — my Facebook friends already know why, since I wrote about it on my personal page, but...
Day 291: Roundup
It’s Day 291 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve and Day 51 of Ohio’s 21-day WuFlu Curfew. Deb and I are well. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been hearing a radio PSA put out by Ohio’s Ministry of Health...