Tag: history
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Journal Entry – Grandnephew Rylee II
On Tuesday, I took my Grandnephew Rylee to the Oshkosh Airshow. Obvious, he did not know what he was in for on this trip, so it was kind of fun to watch him. His mind when from the parking lot to the C-5 Galaxy to the WWII airplanes flying over and over again. These are…
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Journal Entry – Fourth of July – Patriot George Walton
I had made plans for the Fourth of July, but I was not feeling well on Saturday morning. Since I was suffering from a burning urinary track, with frequent urgent trips to the stool, I stayed close to the facilities. It was a good thing, since I would have had to trips to urinate. And,…
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Deflection – A Republic, if we can save it.
The Framers call the United States government a Republic. The strong body of the US government. The word Republic comes from the Roman Senate that was that gave them a strong government during the Roman regime. The members are appointed by an entity and are not selected by popular vote, and they are to view…
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Journal Entry – Scotland Day Eight
It was a nice – mostly sunny day today with a high of 50 degrees. I got to Balmoral Castle at 12:00 day and went to the restaurant for lunch on the castle grounds. I again tried the venison burger. Although I believe that the meat did not have anything mixed into it like it…
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Property Owners Voting
The framers only wanted property owners voting in elections, since they felt that property owners would take responsible for the country. As we look at the USA today, it becomes clear that property owners, like farmers, do take an interest for what is best for the county. As for those that do not have property,…
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Journal Entry – Scotland Day Six
The King of England is here in Scotland, an I saw his flag flying over Balmoral Castle, today. He attended church at Crathie. My guide for today, stated that I probably could have seen him, if I went in the church while he was there, but I guess that I was more interested in see…
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State of the Union – Framers Prediction
From the comments from the Framers as they drafted to our Constitution, they did predict the poor behavior used by some of US Senators during the recent State of Union address, and this is why they wrote the Constitution with the US Senators being appointed by the state legislatures. It should be stated that the…
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Journal Entry – Marshal Space Center
I spent the day at the Marshal Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with the underlining theme being the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, Wernher von Braun, a rocket scientist from Germany during Would War II. Although it may be unbelievable that the Nazi scientist that developed the V2 rocket to bring tare to…
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Journal Entry
It has been really hot here in Wisconsin this summer, and I started looking for a cool place for a few days. On Sunday, I took the train to Chicago and walk the lake shore. It was cooler, but not all that cooler. Last week I started looking for state campgrounds along Lake Michigan, but…
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Journal Entry – Deflection
It has been a long hot summer, and we are not even close to getting to the end. I can always remember that the Walworth County Fair can be hot that is over Labor Day. The are stating that the weather temperatures over the Pacific Ocean are changing, but I do not remember do not…
Deflection 