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Spellcheck, M.D.: ...no true gentleman or lady would display a CBF...
* backs quickly away from blog *
Apologies. First Reagan speech link (#7) is a news report, not the speech. Still, the brief clips from Reagan are sadly prophetic.
Reagan, Memorial Day, 1985
https://youtu.be/rhL9FdKeiRY
Woodstock?
http://iotwreport.com/?p=285829
andycanuck: "...I could see not killing Adolf because, you never know...."
illustrated
http://bit.ly/1H17Fp9
Cinco de Quatro is when Mexico won the War of Independence with their occupiers, the United States, in 1776. Everybody knows that.
http://minx.cc:1080/?post=312956
Four years ago was before Vic started his news duties, apparently.
Soothie, anon, Fen, and Luster, good morning. (Also you, if I missed you. And lurkers. And the NSA. And historians prying these bits off of ancient records from before the devastation...)
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=338148
Vic, two years ago this morning:
http://minx.cc:1080/?blog=86&post=347716
Vic's links 1 year ago today started with
rickl: "I wonder what date future historians will assign as the beginning of WWIII? I'm inclined to say Sept. 11, 2001, but who knows?"
Since rickl mentioned it, per Wickedpedia:
Great Blizzard of 1888
Oops, duh.
"The year I graduated from college high school..."
Always funny to read folks looking at the 1970s.
Thanks to the Book Thread folks for encouragement to start reading books again. Still re-learning, but enjoying it.
Todd Beamer (would have been 46 today - RIP)
In his honor, let us roll!
Some more local color, if you can handle it, this one from 125 years ago come Christmas. Pardon the length.
The kids in that supermom poster appear to be playing "9-11."
Thanks, Maetenloch!
Alas, read (mostly) the post, scanned (somewhat) some comments, but now ready to zzzz so ((waves at horde)) no time to interact. My loss, your gain. :\
Nine Eleven Plus Thirteen
"It all comes right back. Trembling, quaking rage." -Ann Barnhardt
"It all comes right back. Trembling, quaking rage."
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"I watch this, and it all comes right back. Trembling, quaking rage. Good. It’s a consolation to know that I’m still human – at least a little.
Excellent work, Pete, right down to the Clydesdales.
It was all over by the time we heard about it.
We spent a casual morning, disconnected from the world as we were then in our country home, with our three young adult children.
Doc Brown of 1964: Okay then, future boy, what's the news in 2014?
Future Boy: Cuban Intelligence Aggressively Recruiting Leftist American Academics As Spies
MrScribbler: "They were certainly instrumental in the building of a new World Trade Center in NYC."
I was going to say, restored the classic New York City skyline...
Texas Is Wrathy
Governor Says He Will Protect the Border
I know some people may read kinda fast. I do. Keeping up beats comprehension, right?
The More Things Change Dept.
Texas Is Wrathy
Governor Says He Will Protect the Border
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