Since watching "Sons of Liberty" I have been googling the principle players and learning more about them. I did not know much about Samual Adams other then there is a brewery named after him.
He was a great American and said some pretty intense things.. This one in particular rings so true to this day:
"If ever should come a time when vain or aspiring men shall posess the highest seats in government
our Country will stand in need of its experienced Patriots to prevent its ruin"
-Samuel Adams
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The gullability of people.
Want a good laugh? on last nights "Jimmy Kimmel" he tested the gullability of the health food nuts. What does this say about those people who are out there spending hundreds of $$$ on these type of drinks? I wonder if the people in this tuned in to watch last night? if so, they must feel really dumb today.
Senior and I were shaking our heads.
enjoy!
Senior and I were shaking our heads.
enjoy!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Sons of Liberty Mini Series on History Channel
If your TV provider offers the History Channel then this looks like a good one to catch and or DVR. Our oldest who is a major revolutionary war buff is looking forward to this mini-series. Both boys are currently studying the war in school, and I hope this will give them an added level of education. My plan is to DVR it so I can preview it first before I let the kids see it. I just hope it does not dissapoint.
If you miss and episode, then no worries, On the next night History will replay the previous nights showing.
So Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
A wednesday *sigh* and rant
*SIGH*
Taking in and letting out one big deep breath here.
Last night Senior and I took in the SOTU speech. I don't know if it is POTUS's voice, or his mannerism...but I really can't stand hearing or seeing the man. and OMG is he grey haired?
And such an arrogance and over inflated ego that makes me so angry I want to carve something with a spoon. It was very apparent towards the end when he made the comment about his election, Jeers came from the republican side of the chamber, he followed that up with a real smart a--- remark.
So typical!
Did you hear the Veterans portion? here let me refresh it then: " If you want it done right, and you want a hard worker, the hire a veteran" OMG!!!! I firmly believe he made that comment because his numbers are so low with the military, that he had to do and say whatever he could to boost them.
How can he tell companies to hire veterans, when everyone from the federal level of the VA all the way down to state and local VA offices don't. Since Senior has set out to get employed by the VA, he has been rejected around 15 times. Senior retired in 2009, while going to school to earn his bachelors degree he owned and operated his own commercial lawn company. 2 of those 15 rejections were for a position with grounds maintenance for either a national cemetery, or a state VA hospital. You tell me that a man who owned his own lawn company does not have the necessary experience to mow grass for a VA facility? Really?????
Upon talking to other veterans we have heard some real heartbreaking stories, whether it is the substandard health care or employment practices we have heard and personally experienced the way an organization that is meant to help these men and women, isn't! .
Next comment was on veterans health care-- well Mr. President if this administration so loves its vets, then why are there organizations such as "Wounded Warrior" ??? How much of that 200 million you just gave to Pakistan could have bought those new tract like wheel chairs for our disabled vets?
*SIGH* shaking my head....
Taking in and letting out one big deep breath here.
Last night Senior and I took in the SOTU speech. I don't know if it is POTUS's voice, or his mannerism...but I really can't stand hearing or seeing the man. and OMG is he grey haired?
And such an arrogance and over inflated ego that makes me so angry I want to carve something with a spoon. It was very apparent towards the end when he made the comment about his election, Jeers came from the republican side of the chamber, he followed that up with a real smart a--- remark.
So typical!
Did you hear the Veterans portion? here let me refresh it then: " If you want it done right, and you want a hard worker, the hire a veteran" OMG!!!! I firmly believe he made that comment because his numbers are so low with the military, that he had to do and say whatever he could to boost them.
How can he tell companies to hire veterans, when everyone from the federal level of the VA all the way down to state and local VA offices don't. Since Senior has set out to get employed by the VA, he has been rejected around 15 times. Senior retired in 2009, while going to school to earn his bachelors degree he owned and operated his own commercial lawn company. 2 of those 15 rejections were for a position with grounds maintenance for either a national cemetery, or a state VA hospital. You tell me that a man who owned his own lawn company does not have the necessary experience to mow grass for a VA facility? Really?????
Upon talking to other veterans we have heard some real heartbreaking stories, whether it is the substandard health care or employment practices we have heard and personally experienced the way an organization that is meant to help these men and women, isn't! .
Next comment was on veterans health care-- well Mr. President if this administration so loves its vets, then why are there organizations such as "Wounded Warrior" ??? How much of that 200 million you just gave to Pakistan could have bought those new tract like wheel chairs for our disabled vets?
*SIGH* shaking my head....
Saturday, January 17, 2015
today...
The girls popped out enough eggs so that we could slop up some omelets. I added in some fresh ham and cheddar cheese.
All plates were cleaned and bellies filled.
Weather has turned nice these past few days, It has warmed up and the Sun, which had become a stranger to us has made an appearance and was shinning bright.
This made for a brilliant sunset tonight.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Aww Boys!
Being the only girl in the house, I can completely relate to this video, which comes from "Americas Funniest Home Videos".
Our two boys find wearing sports cups intriguing. Shopping with them to get one was nothing short of a hilarious fiasco. When ND ( who is the family comedian) grabbed an adult size, and was flaunting it around, trying to keep a straight face was anything but easy.
I left the explaining of "size does matter" up to Senior.
Then it is not enough that they beat on the poor thing like a drum, but the norm in the dugout is to show theirs off to each other..
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
yay for South Carolina
First it was "water safety" courses which I thought was exceptional for our school system to do that. Now This proposed legislation. I am waiting to hear the anti-gun advocates stance on this:
Legislation proposed last month by three members of the South Carolina legislature would require public school teachers in that state to spend three weeks each year extolling the virtues of the Second Amendment — as that amendment is understood by the National Rifle Association. The bill requires all South Carolina public schools to “provide instruction in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution for at least three consecutive weeks during one grading period in each academic year.” Moreover, “the State Superintendent of Education shall adopt a curriculum developed or recommended by the National Rifle Association or its successor organization.”
Three weeks is an absolutely extraordinary amount of instruction time to devote to such a narrow subject, at least at the elementary or secondary school level, even setting aside the political nature of the material. Many high school history teachers publish their course syllabi online, and a ThinkProgress review of Advanced Placement United States History syllabi reveals that teachers typically spend far less than three weeks teaching pivotal events or major aspects of American history.
One South Carolina charter school, for example, devotes just two weeks to “The Slave System and the Coming of the Civil War” and only a week and a half to World War II in its Advanced Placement United States History course. A Maine private school devotes two weeks to “Slavery and Sectionalism” and another two weeks to “World War II and the Origins of the Cold War.” A Kentucky high school devotes only two weeks to the “Roaring 20’s, Great Depression and New Deal,” a period that thrust America into an historic crisis and transformed the nation’s view of the role of government in society.
Nevertheless, the South Carolina bill does not simply require schools to spend more time teaching students the NRA’s view of gun rights than many advanced high school courses spend teaching about subjects such as slavery or World War II; it requires this course to be taught at the elementary, middle and high school level.
-Courtesy Thinkprogess.org.
Legislation proposed last month by three members of the South Carolina legislature would require public school teachers in that state to spend three weeks each year extolling the virtues of the Second Amendment — as that amendment is understood by the National Rifle Association. The bill requires all South Carolina public schools to “provide instruction in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution for at least three consecutive weeks during one grading period in each academic year.” Moreover, “the State Superintendent of Education shall adopt a curriculum developed or recommended by the National Rifle Association or its successor organization.”
Three weeks is an absolutely extraordinary amount of instruction time to devote to such a narrow subject, at least at the elementary or secondary school level, even setting aside the political nature of the material. Many high school history teachers publish their course syllabi online, and a ThinkProgress review of Advanced Placement United States History syllabi reveals that teachers typically spend far less than three weeks teaching pivotal events or major aspects of American history.
One South Carolina charter school, for example, devotes just two weeks to “The Slave System and the Coming of the Civil War” and only a week and a half to World War II in its Advanced Placement United States History course. A Maine private school devotes two weeks to “Slavery and Sectionalism” and another two weeks to “World War II and the Origins of the Cold War.” A Kentucky high school devotes only two weeks to the “Roaring 20’s, Great Depression and New Deal,” a period that thrust America into an historic crisis and transformed the nation’s view of the role of government in society.
Nevertheless, the South Carolina bill does not simply require schools to spend more time teaching students the NRA’s view of gun rights than many advanced high school courses spend teaching about subjects such as slavery or World War II; it requires this course to be taught at the elementary, middle and high school level.
-Courtesy Thinkprogess.org.
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