Tag: random musings
member name: Seth Williams
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August 17, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
A mere year and two days ago, my wife and I purchased an old home in an even older New England town. While the exact date of the house isn't known, my neighbor informs me that he's seen etchings . . . more
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November 16, 2005 12:34 AM EST --
Without a doubt, Abraham Lincoln is my favorite President. I revere Lincoln because he was a moral man who loved freedom—he believed that if we allow the freedom of others to be denigrated we open . . . more
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August 18, 2008 11:24 PM EDT --
Doug H's photo sparked a fun discussion thread, which lead me to remember this good old tounge twister:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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August 12, 2008 08:17 PM EDT --
Here's a gem:
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
-Thomas Jefferson
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October 26, 2005 06:17 AM EDT --
After four years in Laos, I'm finally returning to my home country, the United States of America. A friend challenged me to think of three things I learned from my time here, three things I'd do . . . more
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November 19, 2005 06:31 AM EST --
The history of the martini, as with several other popular cocktails, is a murky one. All manner of things from an opera star, to rifle, to a town in California has laid claim to being the genesis of the . . . more
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January 12, 2006 11:51 PM EST --
I'm in a daze--after almost fourteen years, I'm finally doing something that I'd put off for all too long. Something that will make a positive change in my life. I'm finally going back . . . more
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August 12, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
I've heard it often said that MLK, Jr. once said (in fact, was once the central theme of one of my posts):
"If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi. But if your . . . more
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January 19, 2006 02:15 AM EST --
Some (mostly factual) things that happened this week in history.
Jan 16
1493 Columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip
1776 Continental Congress decides that blacks can die for the revolution, approves . . . more
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August 17, 2008 10:08 PM EDT --
So, as I'm watching the Pats in their pre-season game tonight, I'm struck by how much they're struggling. Granted, they're mostly plaing second and third string guys, but this just doesn't . . . more
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December 02, 2005 01:43 AM EST --
I live in a bi-lingual house. My wife is Lao, and we have a two year old daughter, Trixie. It's an interesting challenge raising a bi-lingual child, especially since I cannot speak Lao very well. The . . . more
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January 11, 2006 12:18 AM EST --
Out of respect, I won't use his name—I know of whom I write, and that is good enough.
The first time I met him was in elementary school, and it is not when we became friends. I remember walking . . . more
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January 14, 2006 04:59 AM EST --
There are many way you could tell the story of Doug Flutie. One could go on about his stats—passing yardage, completion percent, rushing, and so on. You could tell about his years in the Canadian . . . more
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December 07, 2005 06:20 PM EST --
Today, December 7th, is the 64th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. We, as a nation, commemorate this day not only to commemorate the victims, but also because we must never forget the . . . more
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January 22, 2006 10:50 PM EST --
Jan 23
1793 2nd partition of Poland (between Prussia & Russia). Poles begin to notice a pattern.
1849 Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman physician in US, discovers concept of glass ceiling. . . . more
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December 03, 2005 08:42 PM EST --
On December 13, 1887 in a small cabin in Pall Mall, Tennessee, a great American hero was born. Alvin Cullom York was the third of eleven children born to William York. Raised on a farm, Alvin learned to . . . more
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