Housing Intact

One of the odd things is looking at antique bathroom light fixtures.

I try to imagine what they would like to be there.

Of course it is nice to go out to some of the places where the houses are still intact with the furniture. There is a great amount of beauty that is there.

Remember to tour the old and intact houses when you can find them.

Have a happy day.

Warmth

One of the nice things that we have in this world is of course heated mattress pads. I cannot imagine living in upper Midwest of the United States without really warm stuff

I really always wonder about, Little House on the Prarie. The book in particular is The Lang Winter. It is the one that I really remember.

Well I hope that you have a most happy day.

History and Today

One of the odd things about 21st cent students is the view of the world and that of history. I have to try to convince students that the world has not awlays been this way. After all we are the first generation with diet pills and exercise equipment.
I mean what is up with that? I ma just not so sure.

Well I hope that you have a great day!

Ghandi

I always laugh at some things.



We often talk about non-viloence as a method without ever thinking of the outcomes or potential silliness that we start. I am not advocating hitting people in any way shape or form.

Still I wonder how far we have come that it is ok to make fun Ghandi. After all let's be honest Ghandi did not need fat burner reviews to help him lose weight. I often wonder if he were alive today would he write a diet book.

Protest your way to weight loss.

Have a most happy day.

Imagine

This week is the week I first go my very first auto insurance. It was exactly 2 days after John Lennon was shot. Which for me was rather tramatic. IT is prior to my worst birthday ever. My 16th. 1980 was such a bizarre year. Everyone getting shot.

The cap was of course John Lennon. I was depressed for days afterward. He had just released my favorite half-album. Which was of course included Starting Over, Oh Yoko, and Watching The Wheels.

Have a most happy day.

Lincoln as Dictator?

I have been reading some of DiLorenzo's work on Lincoln. While Lincoln was not into Indians he had his hand in many other items he should not have. DiLorenzo had a debate with another chap on whether Lincoln was a friend or foe. DiLorenzo of course said he was foe. The transcript of the debate is here.

It is worth reading. DiLorenzo makes the argument that Lincoln was a dictator and not a great president. He lays out nine reasons:

1. The illegal suspension of the writ of habeous corpus on his own.
2. He shut down more than 300 opposition newspapers.
3. He started a war without congressional approval.
4. He confiscated firearms in the border states.
5. Lincoln micro-managed the waging of war on civilians for four long years.
6. All telegraph communication was censored.
7. He confiscated private property.
8. He arrested his detractors.
9. He rigged Northern elections.

Go see his debate ad he lays out the debate in an excellent format. BTW if George Bush had done half of this, he would have been kicked out of office.

Have a happy day.