Celebrating Cats
Happy Birthday Tobi and Kaitlyn!! They are 5 years old now. Actually, I’m a little belated today — their birthday was Monday the 12th. Here’s …
Americana
Capitalism Cartoons
An enjoyable video introduction to what capitalism is can be found in the 1948 cartoons “Make Mine Freedom” and “Going Places,” both found at the …
Happy Birthday, Horatio Alger
Picture from Washburn University. Horatio Alger, Jr. was born on January 13, 1832. I have not read any of his stories; this is a missing …
Heroism and “Our Independence and the Constitution”
Another good scene (a third is below) from the Landmark Book Our Independence and the Constitution by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, published by Random House, New …
A Respect for Ideas and “Our Independence and the Constitution”
One of my posts of yesterday reminded me of a scene in a Landmark Book that I liked: Our Independence and the Constitution by Dorothy …
Rick Brant, Tom Swift, and More
The Rocket’s Shadow (see earlier post of today) I would recommend. It is a good book. Other books in the “Rick Brant Science-Adventure Stories” series …
A Respect For Ideas and “The Rocket’s Shadow”
Here’s an excerpt (pp. 1-2) from the science-adventure story The Rocket’s Shadow by John Blaine, (c) 1947, Grossett & Dunlap Publishers, New York: Rick Brant, …
Americana: The Movies and Dancing of Eleanor Powell
A bit of American history here. Watch this fantastic video (click on the pic…while the video is up on YouTube) of Mrs. Powell dancing in …