“The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.”
Flashback: Samuel Adams
Tag: Founding Fathers
Again
With nowhere to go, we could treat the scene like a postcard...
A very American thing to do
I can't fairly describe how I feel being in the West again, actually in the mountains...
The real ‘Independence Day’
Although we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, when 56 men committed high treason by signing the Declaration of Independence, it was 245 years ago today that our Founders formally asserted the Colonies' independence from the Crown....
Here’s to great days
It’s Day 344 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve. As Deb and I (who are doing well today, by the way) get closer to our next escape, focused on applying what we’ve learned with the Bumper Bunker to The Ernie Experience...
Day 317: The Extreme, Part II
It’s Day 317 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve and Day 77 of The Curfew Buckeyes Ignore. Deb and I are doin’ fine today. This latest round of winter weather came to an end overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. How much snow we got is...
Day 314: The Extreme, Part I
It's Day 314 of flattening a 15-day curve and Day 74 of a three-week curfew. Deb and I are well. Yesterday morning she observed that my header images lately have all been...
Flashback: ‘Why stand we here idle?’ (1775)
There may be no more inspiring speech in American history than the one attributed to Patrick Henry, delivered to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775. Today's Patriots can learn much from his passion as well as his words.
Day 297: Another bowl of goulash
This is Day 297 of the First Ohio Shutdown and Day 57 of Ohio’s 21-day WuFlu Curfew. Deb and I are fine today. Ernie began drawing our time and attention again yesterday. A friend and former customer of ours...
Day 293: Milestone
This is Day 293 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve and Day 53 of a 21-Day WuFlu Curfew here in Ohio. Deb and I continue to be well. It was on October 9th, exactly 93 days ago, that...