Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Saturday, November 4th, 2006
Alright, so if you've never read Roughing It by Mark Twain, you're missing out. Go, pick it up from a used book store. Read it online, or even download an audio file and listen to it if that's your thing.
Sometimes it has seemed to me that I would ...
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"
~A letter to the Governor of Pennsylvania from the Assembly (of Pennsylvania) dated Nov. 11, 1755
I was going to write tonight about privacy and how it's been effected by the post-9/11 decisions, hence ...
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Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
Decalogue of Canons for Observation in Practical Life
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
Never spend money before you have it.
Never buy what you do not want, becasue it is cheap; it will be dear to you.
Pride costs us more ...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
There is a great article in this month's National Geographic on Blackbeard, his ship, and a bit about the myth's surrounding the legend. From the article,
"On a sweltering June afternoon on the Hampton, Virginia, waterfront, a crowd gathers around a makeshift surgery where a hapless sailor dressed in 18th-century rags ...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
It's been a week, long and interesting week.
Two people were more or less out at work; one on vacation and one sick. This translates to a lot more work for yours truly. Not too bad, but it was chaotic to say the least.
Tristan hit a rock with the ...
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