Archive for January, 2008
The Boys
Saturday, January 26th, 2008The boys got this group shot at Christmas time because there are some who don’t believe that Sam at 6′1″ is the smallest of his brothers (really just height-wise, since two of his brothers are narrower than he). Jed in the back is not standing flat-footed, but he is the tallest at 6′4″. [...]
April 8, 1874; Clarksville Star; Clarksville, Iowa
Friday, January 25th, 2008Why are there so Many Bald-Headed Men?
Why so many bald-headed men, and so few bald women? Why is it that they shine like billiard balls? Why this spectacle of bald-headed barbers rubbing the dry tops of bald-headed men, recommending invigorators warranted to produce bushy locks in less than a fortnight, while bald-headed [...]
The Pre-New-Telephone
Thursday, January 24th, 2008From the Clarksville Star, Clarksville, Iowa; April 25, 1878:
A good deal of whispering took place on the sidewalk Thursday afternoon. I twas through a telephone on exhibition by Mrs. Mulinex. The instrument was stretched from the postoffice to the STAR office. You stuck your mouth into a starch-box at one end, and someone at [...]
Alan Keyes
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Alan Keyes Web site
Now this is a man I could vote for and did a few years ago. Just found out that he’s on the Missouri ballot.
Presidential Candidates
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008I don’t claim to know much about the candidates. I posted the other day that since the party candidate and the president are elected by caucuses and the electoral college (I’m willing to be corrected) that we have nothing to lose to vote our consciences in the popular election. I’m pretty convinced that I [...]
Education and Excuses
Monday, January 21st, 2008The Deputy Headmistress has posted a few excerpts and few comments of her own on the education system here in America. I’ve been wanting to write on a couple of things that I recently heard here in our area of Springfield, Missouri. Three weeks or so ago, the evening news (which I rarely [...]
Sam’s Quilt-to-be
Monday, January 21st, 2008I picked up the coordinating fabric this morning so that I can start working on Sam’s quilt. I’m really excited about doing it.
Popular Vote and Caucuses
Sunday, January 20th, 2008I’m familiar with both sides of the argument of those voting in presidential elections as to whether one should vote for the best candidate even if that candidate has next-to-no chance of winning or for the candidate who squares up a lot with conservative values, but maybe not the most ideal because of equivocations in [...]
Presidential Election
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Spunky’s back and she’s been posting on her investigations into Mike Huckabee. Certainly worth a look. Here’s a post where she links all her previous posts. Then you can read what she’s said since.