Happy Fourth of July to all of my new friends in the Day By Day community.
On this 242nd anniversary of our great country’s independence, it is my wish that I would live to see the day when Americans are all once again united as a Republic of like-minded people who wish to live in peace, be productive and respect each other.
He was 71 when the war started and he was sent to Paris.
Historians will tell you he was an expert at flattery and charmed many a grand dame, but his screwing the upper classes of Paris is about as real as Tom Jefferson getting hot and heavy with Sally Hemings.
Read a book once in a while.
July 4, 2018 at 12:21 am
Punta Gorda
Franklin account of the effects of 1783 Laki eruption on Europe was quite enlightening to modern volcanology. Later research determined that the mortality rate went up by around 5% during the “dry fog” times. And it wasn’t the infirm, it were the relatively healthy field workers. (SO2 exposure)
I, for one, will be watching my favorite dvd, 1776, which is quite probably better history than is now taught in most schools. Then I‘ll look to see if I can find James Cagney strutting his way through that magnificent Cohan biopic, Yankee Doodle Dandy! Hollywood when it was not Hollywierd!
Celebrate mes amis, this day that our Founders gave us at the potential cost of THEIR lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, recognizing that for some, it cost them all of that! May we come, with God’s Grace, through this storm to honor Dr. Franklin’s hope; “A republic . . . if you can keep it.”
Of all the Founders, Franklin would be the first I’d choose to sit down and drink a beer or three with. Oh, to time-travel him to the present and show him all that’s happened…
Happy 4th to the Deplorable Majority.
Sad Day for socialists(D), though – nothing to celebrate!
Y’know, I love Tom’s wordsmithing and all in that wee letter he and his mates wrote to King George III, but, really, that whole bit about “…[W]henever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness ” was old hat (and a bit wordy). We Scots first articulated that idea on 6 April 1320: “Yet if he [King Robert] should give up what he has begun, and agree to make us or our kingdom subject to the King of England or the English, we should exert ourselves at once to drive him out as our enemy and a subverter of his own rights and ours, and make some other man who was well able to defend us our King….” – 456 years before Jefferson & Co. got to work. Or, as the (first) Declaration said, “For so long as one hundred of us remain alive, we will in no way submit to the English. For it is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we fight, but for freedom alone, which no good man loses, save with his life”….
More directly of course, these men who put pen to paper (and sword to bush it seems), had seen and lived under the thumb of those entitled by birth to enslave those who were not. Their efforts to throw off those ties that bound them and to develop the playbook to keep them off their heirs have endured…in spite of the ones who so adore a monarchy and fancy themselves as self-anointed heirs to the crown and who would return us to servitude.
But sometimes just barely and in spite of the ones who so adore a monarchy and fancy themselves as self-anointed heirs to the crown who would return us to servitude.
May more men arise in the mold of GW, BF, etc. (and thinking of their accomplishments and conquests both public and private, it seems one has)…but it will require the ongoing selfless, tireless, and fearless support of many more to continue a return to Liberty.
May God bless and assist DJT and us in that struggle, and continue His blessings bestowed on the United States of America as we celebrate its birth and fight to keep the Republic that was so hard-won.
Poor Mr. Washington with his wooden teeth… Of course, I don’t picture him as much of a ladies’ man, seemed to be happily married. Mr. Franklin, on the other hand — well, I imagine his tales would make for some interesting reading!
Washington, of course, didn’t have wooden teeth. However, the false teeth he did have were gold with a combination of human, cow and other teeth. Heavy and painful to use. One reason his speeches were short.
Yes, according to Ron Chernow, George loved the company of the wimmins and they loved his too. In addition to being called the best horseman in the colonies, he was reputed to be quite the dancer as well.
Ben was, well, quite the swordsman with the ladies as well…so to speak.
AND, wowza, don’t even get me started on Alexander Hamilton.
Needless to say it wasn’t only life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that our forefathers were excited about back then…clearly getting those corsets off was their favorite hobby as well.
Yes.
“A republic . . . if you can keep it.”
“Wolverines!”
To all you grilling… Have a Great time!
I’m getting out the smoke wrench with the rosebud.
(I’m lazy but fast.)
Actually, George Washington was very, very wealth. Therefore his false teeth were actually made from Ivory, not wood. The whole “Wooden Teeth” thing was a slur by his political enemies, I guess to indicate, even though materially wealthy, he was really of a “lower Class” in mind and behavior?
It can be argued that General Washington’s greatest victory, was maining the Continental Army as a field force. Strategically, it was Franklin’s efforts to get one of the world’s super powers, France to support us with guns, money, uniforms, supplies and most importantly their navy.
Once the American Revolution became a global war, the Spice Islands in the Caribbean produced much more revenue for the British Crown, than the American Colonies did. Without French involvement, the revolution may have ended quite differently and of all Franklin’s accomplishments, this is the most significant.
Favorite Franklin Quote, “Beer is proof the God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Actually, George Washington was very, very wealthy. Therefore his false teeth were actually made from Ivory, not wood. The whole “Wooden Teeth” thing was a slur by his political enemies, I guess to indicate, even though materially wealthy, he was really of a “lower Class” in mind and behavior?
It can be argued that General Washington’s greatest victory, was maining the Continental Army as a field force. Strategically, it was Franklin’s efforts to get one of the world’s super powers, France to support us with guns, money, uniforms, supplies and most importantly their navy.
Once the American Revolution became a global war, the Spice Islands in the Caribbean produced much more revenue for the British Crown, than the American Colonies did. Without French involvement, the revolution may have ended quite differently and of all Franklin’s accomplishments, this is the most significant.
Favorite Franklin Quote, “Beer is proof the God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
A happy Independence Day to you all. After well over a month of traveling up from Texas to the Alaska Highway, various Canadian provinces, and the 49th state, we’ll be attending the parade and community festivities here in Tok, Alaska. Then back on the road tomorrow, again down the Alaska Highway (Alcan Hwy to us older folk), more states, and home again. Now we have visited all 50 states, a district and a territory of this great nation. How wonderful the USA is, even with current political divisions. Wouldn’t trade this nation for any other.
Have a wonderful safe trip! (I’m jealous of that one you are on.)
Not only are you right on the wonderful USA, even all illegal boarder jumpers are trying hard to get in here. AND the “hate America” prolodytes refuse to leave for a better place since there are none.
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Happy Fourth of July to all of my new friends in the Day By Day community.
On this 242nd anniversary of our great country’s independence, it is my wish that I would live to see the day when Americans are all once again united as a Republic of like-minded people who wish to live in peace, be productive and respect each other.
Kind regards!
Independence?
Dependance is more like it.
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Ben wasn’t all that good, but he had his moments, and I don’t doubt a woman’s comely bottom would have brought a smile to his face.
Old Ben may have seduced about half of the ladies in Louis’s court. That ensured French help in the war effort. For a man his age, such stamina.
Hmm. Maybe that’s how I got related to him.
Sorry.
He talked a good game by then and, at age 71, that was it.
re: “Ben wasn’t all that good,”
Compared to what, formwhiz? I enjoy good snark myself, but it needs to be witty and intelligent. This just seems ill-informed and peurile.
PeurilePuerile (should remember to proof-read)Look him up, hotshot.
He was 71 when the war started and he was sent to Paris.
Historians will tell you he was an expert at flattery and charmed many a grand dame, but his screwing the upper classes of Paris is about as real as Tom Jefferson getting hot and heavy with Sally Hemings.
Read a book once in a while.
Franklin account of the effects of 1783 Laki eruption on Europe was quite enlightening to modern volcanology. Later research determined that the mortality rate went up by around 5% during the “dry fog” times. And it wasn’t the infirm, it were the relatively healthy field workers. (SO2 exposure)
Sentence structure went to hell because my phone rebooted. I am not as much of an idiot as my previous comment seems to imply.
I seem to remember something about BF being a nudist, so I’m pretty sure he’s cool with that.
He practically invented “air baths”.
I seem to recall reading that Franklin’s exploits in France were close to legendary.
Remember the difference between truth and legend.
I, for one, will be watching my favorite dvd, 1776, which is quite probably better history than is now taught in most schools. Then I‘ll look to see if I can find James Cagney strutting his way through that magnificent Cohan biopic, Yankee Doodle Dandy! Hollywood when it was not Hollywierd!
Celebrate mes amis, this day that our Founders gave us at the potential cost of THEIR lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, recognizing that for some, it cost them all of that! May we come, with God’s Grace, through this storm to honor Dr. Franklin’s hope; “A republic . . . if you can keep it.”
Saw the play live, just before I shipped out to Nam for my first tour. Great play, especially considering the times.
Of all the Founders, Franklin would be the first I’d choose to sit down and drink a beer or three with. Oh, to time-travel him to the present and show him all that’s happened…
Happy 4th to the Deplorable Majority.
Sad Day for socialists(D), though – nothing to celebrate!
Y’know, I love Tom’s wordsmithing and all in that wee letter he and his mates wrote to King George III, but, really, that whole bit about “…[W]henever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness ” was old hat (and a bit wordy). We Scots first articulated that idea on 6 April 1320: “Yet if he [King Robert] should give up what he has begun, and agree to make us or our kingdom subject to the King of England or the English, we should exert ourselves at once to drive him out as our enemy and a subverter of his own rights and ours, and make some other man who was well able to defend us our King….” – 456 years before Jefferson & Co. got to work. Or, as the (first) Declaration said, “For so long as one hundred of us remain alive, we will in no way submit to the English. For it is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we fight, but for freedom alone, which no good man loses, save with his life”….
More directly of course, these men who put pen to paper (and sword to bush it seems), had seen and lived under the thumb of those entitled by birth to enslave those who were not. Their efforts to throw off those ties that bound them and to develop the playbook to keep them off their heirs have endured…in spite of the ones who so adore a monarchy and fancy themselves as self-anointed heirs to the crown and who would return us to servitude.
But sometimes just barely and in spite of the ones who so adore a monarchy and fancy themselves as self-anointed heirs to the crown who would return us to servitude.
May more men arise in the mold of GW, BF, etc. (and thinking of their accomplishments and conquests both public and private, it seems one has)…but it will require the ongoing selfless, tireless, and fearless support of many more to continue a return to Liberty.
May God bless and assist DJT and us in that struggle, and continue His blessings bestowed on the United States of America as we celebrate its birth and fight to keep the Republic that was so hard-won.
Please excuse the redundancy in that second paragraph and my laziness in failing to proof my own drivel.
I don’t believe I have ever seen you transmit drivel !
Ben was rather adventuresome when it came to the ladies and his love for air bathing.
Poor Mr. Washington with his wooden teeth… Of course, I don’t picture him as much of a ladies’ man, seemed to be happily married. Mr. Franklin, on the other hand — well, I imagine his tales would make for some interesting reading!
Happy Fourth of July to all!
Regards,
Tom Stockton
Washington, of course, didn’t have wooden teeth. However, the false teeth he did have were gold with a combination of human, cow and other teeth. Heavy and painful to use. One reason his speeches were short.
Cool. I did not know that.
Franklin’s “autobiography” is a most entertaining read, just to get into his mind a bit…
BF once proclaimed that democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting that vote….
Happy Colonial Treason Day!
Yes, according to Ron Chernow, George loved the company of the wimmins and they loved his too. In addition to being called the best horseman in the colonies, he was reputed to be quite the dancer as well.
Ben was, well, quite the swordsman with the ladies as well…so to speak.
AND, wowza, don’t even get me started on Alexander Hamilton.
Needless to say it wasn’t only life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that our forefathers were excited about back then…clearly getting those corsets off was their favorite hobby as well.
😉
“All cats are gray in the dark.” Ben Franklin. That was one randy fellow. The story of his brother is a sad side story for the family.
Advised young men to take an older woman as a mistress, rather than a young one. The older ones were so much more grateful.
The English have to work today right?
Yes.
“A republic . . . if you can keep it.”
“Wolverines!”
To all you grilling… Have a Great time!
I’m getting out the smoke wrench with the rosebud.
(I’m lazy but fast.)
Actually, George Washington was very, very wealth. Therefore his false teeth were actually made from Ivory, not wood. The whole “Wooden Teeth” thing was a slur by his political enemies, I guess to indicate, even though materially wealthy, he was really of a “lower Class” in mind and behavior?
It can be argued that General Washington’s greatest victory, was maining the Continental Army as a field force. Strategically, it was Franklin’s efforts to get one of the world’s super powers, France to support us with guns, money, uniforms, supplies and most importantly their navy.
Once the American Revolution became a global war, the Spice Islands in the Caribbean produced much more revenue for the British Crown, than the American Colonies did. Without French involvement, the revolution may have ended quite differently and of all Franklin’s accomplishments, this is the most significant.
Favorite Franklin Quote, “Beer is proof the God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Happy Independence Day
Washington was the wealthiest man in the states. Dressed very well. Beau Bummell, the Brit GQ of his time, visited the US and envied Washington.
Actually, George Washington was very, very wealthy. Therefore his false teeth were actually made from Ivory, not wood. The whole “Wooden Teeth” thing was a slur by his political enemies, I guess to indicate, even though materially wealthy, he was really of a “lower Class” in mind and behavior?
It can be argued that General Washington’s greatest victory, was maining the Continental Army as a field force. Strategically, it was Franklin’s efforts to get one of the world’s super powers, France to support us with guns, money, uniforms, supplies and most importantly their navy.
Once the American Revolution became a global war, the Spice Islands in the Caribbean produced much more revenue for the British Crown, than the American Colonies did. Without French involvement, the revolution may have ended quite differently and of all Franklin’s accomplishments, this is the most significant.
Favorite Franklin Quote, “Beer is proof the God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Happy Independence Day
A happy Independence Day to you all. After well over a month of traveling up from Texas to the Alaska Highway, various Canadian provinces, and the 49th state, we’ll be attending the parade and community festivities here in Tok, Alaska. Then back on the road tomorrow, again down the Alaska Highway (Alcan Hwy to us older folk), more states, and home again. Now we have visited all 50 states, a district and a territory of this great nation. How wonderful the USA is, even with current political divisions. Wouldn’t trade this nation for any other.
Have a wonderful safe trip! (I’m jealous of that one you are on.)
Not only are you right on the wonderful USA, even all illegal boarder jumpers are trying hard to get in here. AND the “hate America” prolodytes refuse to leave for a better place since there are none.
Who would? Aside from those crack-brained Hollywood celebs.
Check out John Ridpath’s “This Hallowed Ground”. Best $4.00 you will ever spend.
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Happy Independence day.
May we remain so, or have as many new independence days as needed.