From the Plain Dealer an article about Civil War Movies
Looks like Lincoln will be reviewing the troops this November.
An interactive post about paying for the war
a site to commemorate the Chinese who served in the American Civil War
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From the Plain Dealer an article about Civil War Movies
Looks like Lincoln will be reviewing the troops this November.
An interactive post about paying for the war
a site to commemorate the Chinese who served in the American Civil War
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From the Washington Post an article about Bull Run
From the Boston Globe an article about South Carolina honoring the remains of 55th Massachusetts soldiers.
From the Montreal Gazette an article about their role in the Confederacy
From San Diego an article about a new Civil War novel
From Wheeling West Virginia
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wow, just wow
I can't even begin to describe this story. Although.... I might want this done at my funeral by the Adventurers. Read the story in the Dispatch here.
Wizards will have a presence in Indy
SEATTLE – (June 15, 2011) – Gen Con is pleased to announce that Wizards of the Coast will sponsor Gen Con Indy with a Co-sponsorship and TCG Hall Sponsorship in 2011. Fans of games and gaming culture come from around the world to attend Gen Con Indy and Wizards of the Coast is an integral part of the industry and that experience. At Gen Con Indy 2011 Wizards of the Coast will be debuting new products, showcasing classics as well as hosting popular tournaments for fans to enjoy.
“We are so happy to have Wizards of the Coast return as sponsors of Gen Con. Their long history with the show, as well as the popularity of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons makes Wizards an incredibly important part of the best four days in gaming,” said Adrian Swartout, CEO of Gen Con.
Read more here
“We are so happy to have Wizards of the Coast return as sponsors of Gen Con. Their long history with the show, as well as the popularity of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons makes Wizards an incredibly important part of the best four days in gaming,” said Adrian Swartout, CEO of Gen Con.
Read more here
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Blue Jacket and Rehab
Allan Eckert, the Ohio author who penned the story that became the outdoor drama, “Tecumseh!”, has died.
CHILLICOTHE — Allan Eckert, the Ohio author who penned the story that became the outdoor drama, “Tecumseh!”, has died.
The Jesse Stuart Foundation, which worked with him on half of his 39 books, confirmed that Eckert died in his sleep at his home in Corona, Calif. on Thursday.
He was 80.
The author of the famed historical narrative, "The Frontiersman", Eckert was honored, along with poet Toni Morrison, as Ohio's favorite all-time writer in 1999. That same year, "The Frontiersman" was selected in open balloting as the state's favorite book "About Ohio or an Ohioan."
Eckert was nominated seven times for the Pulitzer Prize and he wrote the play that became "Tecumseh!" which has played in Ross County since 1973.
Anthony Stephens, marketing director at The Jesse Stuart Foundation, said Eckert was working on his latest book, "The Infinite Dream" at the time of his death
"It is another book in his 'The Winning of America' series and it should be out at the end of the summer," said Stephens.
Eckert wrote for 12 years and received more than 1,100 rejections before he was finally a published author.
"I figured I had something to say and someday somebody would realize that," he told the Gazette in 1996. "The first thing I had to do was properly learn how to say it."
As for the local outdoor drama, Eckert was originally asked to pen a drama about the life of Thomas Worthington, one of Ohio's first senators. He changed the mind of the Scioto Society and wrote about Tecumseh instead.
Eckert made regular visits to see the outdoor drama and his last visit came during 2010.
Read more here.
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Former First Lady Betty Ford, who captivated the nation with her unabashed candor and forthright discussion of her personal battles with breast cancer, prescription drug addiction and alcoholism, has died. She was 93.
Ford died Friday at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, according to Barbara Lewandrowski, a family representative. The cause was not given. Read more here.
CHILLICOTHE — Allan Eckert, the Ohio author who penned the story that became the outdoor drama, “Tecumseh!”, has died.
The Jesse Stuart Foundation, which worked with him on half of his 39 books, confirmed that Eckert died in his sleep at his home in Corona, Calif. on Thursday.
He was 80.
The author of the famed historical narrative, "The Frontiersman", Eckert was honored, along with poet Toni Morrison, as Ohio's favorite all-time writer in 1999. That same year, "The Frontiersman" was selected in open balloting as the state's favorite book "About Ohio or an Ohioan."
Eckert was nominated seven times for the Pulitzer Prize and he wrote the play that became "Tecumseh!" which has played in Ross County since 1973.
Anthony Stephens, marketing director at The Jesse Stuart Foundation, said Eckert was working on his latest book, "The Infinite Dream" at the time of his death
"It is another book in his 'The Winning of America' series and it should be out at the end of the summer," said Stephens.
Eckert wrote for 12 years and received more than 1,100 rejections before he was finally a published author.
"I figured I had something to say and someday somebody would realize that," he told the Gazette in 1996. "The first thing I had to do was properly learn how to say it."
As for the local outdoor drama, Eckert was originally asked to pen a drama about the life of Thomas Worthington, one of Ohio's first senators. He changed the mind of the Scioto Society and wrote about Tecumseh instead.
Eckert made regular visits to see the outdoor drama and his last visit came during 2010.
Read more here.
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Former First Lady Betty Ford, who captivated the nation with her unabashed candor and forthright discussion of her personal battles with breast cancer, prescription drug addiction and alcoholism, has died. She was 93.
Ford died Friday at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, according to Barbara Lewandrowski, a family representative. The cause was not given. Read more here.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
In brighest day, in blackest night....
I waited awhile to see this one partially because of all the bad reviews it received. But when it gets down to it it wasn't that bad. Reynolds was acceptable as the cocky Hal Jordan. Blake Lively ranks way up on the hot superhero girlfriend list and Geoffrey Rush and Michael Clarke Duncan were pretty cool as Hal's mentor Lanterns. Like I said before it wasn't bad. It it wasn't the worst superhero movie. If you haven't gone I would say go see it. It is just a shame that DC comics haven't been working on a JLA movies ala Marvel and their Avengers prequels. Two and a bit Floyds.
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From the Dispatch in Columbus an article about Civil War day trips in Ohio
From the Skowhegan Morning Sentinel an article about Maine in the Civil War
From the Miami (Fla) Herald an article about This Week in the Civil War
From the Post and Courier in Charleston SC an article about the South Carolina Civil War Museum.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From Civil War Times 1965 a baseball All star team
From the Washington Post some "what ifs"
From Atlanta researching shipwrecks with new technology
From Gettysburg some preservation news
A review of the book Indiana's War: The Civil War in Documents.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
2012 dates for JonCon... and it is early next year
Origins Fans,
We have some great and important news about Origins and the schedule for the future. We are moving the dates earlier in the year, starting in 2012. Our new dates are:
May 30 - June 3, 2012
May 29 - June 2, 2013
I am really excited about the move. I have been coming to Origins as an attendee for more than 10 years before I became the Executive Director of GAMA. (Spending almost all my time as a GM & playing RPG's in the Hyatt) Origins is a great event and a time that we enjoy meeting with new friends and old while playing games we love.
We know it’s the convention where you actually play games, and we intend to keep Origins that way. It’s also always been a family-friendly event. I have been bringing my own children to the show for more than 5 years. As the Executive Director and a father, I promise that we will always be a family friendly event.
You, our attendees, have made Origins a success. We’re watching our attendance numbers grow each year. 2011 is the second year in a row that the Exhibitor floor has sold out before the event! Because of your support we’ve been able to add programs like the Author and Game Designer seminar tracks, expand the art show and artist seminar track. We run thousands of events each year and have been forced to expand our event schedules because so many companies want to run games for you at our show.
There are two main reasons we want to let you know about these changes. First, and most important, we want you to have a full year to plan for your attendance at the show. A lot of folks operate on automatic pilot and we don’t want you to miss the show by planning for a June trip when we’ve moved to May.
The second reason is the most important: we want to make sure you understand what the move means for you. Our move into May has allowed us to cut hotel costs for our attendees—both gamers and exhibitors. With more money in your pockets, you can afford to buy more of those games you get to try at Origins. With having to spend less money to get to the show and stay, companies can afford to bring more staff to run even more events. The move to May means we’re ahead of the prime travel season, resulting in lower gas prices and airline tickets.
As we looked at making these changes, I consulted with our Board and Sponsors. We did acknowledge that some schools may not yet have let students go for the summer, and this was a concern. Attempting to account for school schedules when you’re drawing fans from throughout the nation is an impossible task—and all the planning in the world collapses when a string of snow days adds class time to the end of the school year. The reason we wanted to give you a year’s notice on the changes was so you could more easily make arrangements to fit Origins into your schedule.
We also had to keep in mind the fact that the summer is full of conventions which game manufacturers find very important. Origins has traditionally been the lead-off event for summer gaming. Moving into May allows manufacturers to attend and have time to recover between shows like San Diego Comic-Con, Gen Con and Dragon*Con. By moving earlier in the year, Origins is positioned to get you the new games sooner, so you can enjoy them longer.
Aside from the years when Gen Con and Origins were run concurrently, we’ve always maintained a six week gap between shows. Most people think that we all get to simply select our dates, but when you have a city wide event like Origins or Gen Con, we really are given limited options as to what the venue, the hotels and the city can support. Because Gen Con has to work around events in Indianapolis like the Brickyard 500 and the opening of the NFL pre-season, in 2015 their dates got pushed forward to July 30-August 2; and that started us looking for dates earlier in the year, so we could maintain the historical gap.
As we looked at the last week of May, we wanted to see what kind of impact that would have on our attendees. In this economy, we are committed keeping your costs and expenses down while you are joining us for a fun weekend. Here is what we found:
* The end of May date let us bargain hard with our hotel partners. In 2012 we got the price at the Hyatt Regency down to $125 a night, a savings of $100 if you're with us for all five nights of the convention.
* We know that travel costs are a big part of any budget. End of May means we avoid the higher summer gasoline prices and airfares, making it more economical for you to come to Origins.
* Our companies appreciate the earlier lead time for marketing their new releases and enhancing their presence at Origins in their plans to release and market games for the summer.
* Origins attendees have long been known to be tastemakers within gaming communities. The new games that they bring back with them become the hits of the summer, which is why companies use Origins to introduce their best new games to you.
And the best part of all; if we help you save money on the things you have to spend money on, it gives you more money to spend on the things you want to spend money on at the show.
While we know we can’t please everyone—especially those folks who resist change simply because they don’t like change—this move is very important to continuing to make Origins the premiere gaming event of the summer. We have more ideas—more cost saving ideas—that we’ll be letting you know about after we recover from Origins 2011.
We thank you for being part of our Origins family.
John
We have some great and important news about Origins and the schedule for the future. We are moving the dates earlier in the year, starting in 2012. Our new dates are:
May 30 - June 3, 2012
May 29 - June 2, 2013
I am really excited about the move. I have been coming to Origins as an attendee for more than 10 years before I became the Executive Director of GAMA. (Spending almost all my time as a GM & playing RPG's in the Hyatt) Origins is a great event and a time that we enjoy meeting with new friends and old while playing games we love.
We know it’s the convention where you actually play games, and we intend to keep Origins that way. It’s also always been a family-friendly event. I have been bringing my own children to the show for more than 5 years. As the Executive Director and a father, I promise that we will always be a family friendly event.
You, our attendees, have made Origins a success. We’re watching our attendance numbers grow each year. 2011 is the second year in a row that the Exhibitor floor has sold out before the event! Because of your support we’ve been able to add programs like the Author and Game Designer seminar tracks, expand the art show and artist seminar track. We run thousands of events each year and have been forced to expand our event schedules because so many companies want to run games for you at our show.
There are two main reasons we want to let you know about these changes. First, and most important, we want you to have a full year to plan for your attendance at the show. A lot of folks operate on automatic pilot and we don’t want you to miss the show by planning for a June trip when we’ve moved to May.
The second reason is the most important: we want to make sure you understand what the move means for you. Our move into May has allowed us to cut hotel costs for our attendees—both gamers and exhibitors. With more money in your pockets, you can afford to buy more of those games you get to try at Origins. With having to spend less money to get to the show and stay, companies can afford to bring more staff to run even more events. The move to May means we’re ahead of the prime travel season, resulting in lower gas prices and airline tickets.
As we looked at making these changes, I consulted with our Board and Sponsors. We did acknowledge that some schools may not yet have let students go for the summer, and this was a concern. Attempting to account for school schedules when you’re drawing fans from throughout the nation is an impossible task—and all the planning in the world collapses when a string of snow days adds class time to the end of the school year. The reason we wanted to give you a year’s notice on the changes was so you could more easily make arrangements to fit Origins into your schedule.
We also had to keep in mind the fact that the summer is full of conventions which game manufacturers find very important. Origins has traditionally been the lead-off event for summer gaming. Moving into May allows manufacturers to attend and have time to recover between shows like San Diego Comic-Con, Gen Con and Dragon*Con. By moving earlier in the year, Origins is positioned to get you the new games sooner, so you can enjoy them longer.
Aside from the years when Gen Con and Origins were run concurrently, we’ve always maintained a six week gap between shows. Most people think that we all get to simply select our dates, but when you have a city wide event like Origins or Gen Con, we really are given limited options as to what the venue, the hotels and the city can support. Because Gen Con has to work around events in Indianapolis like the Brickyard 500 and the opening of the NFL pre-season, in 2015 their dates got pushed forward to July 30-August 2; and that started us looking for dates earlier in the year, so we could maintain the historical gap.
As we looked at the last week of May, we wanted to see what kind of impact that would have on our attendees. In this economy, we are committed keeping your costs and expenses down while you are joining us for a fun weekend. Here is what we found:
* The end of May date let us bargain hard with our hotel partners. In 2012 we got the price at the Hyatt Regency down to $125 a night, a savings of $100 if you're with us for all five nights of the convention.
* We know that travel costs are a big part of any budget. End of May means we avoid the higher summer gasoline prices and airfares, making it more economical for you to come to Origins.
* Our companies appreciate the earlier lead time for marketing their new releases and enhancing their presence at Origins in their plans to release and market games for the summer.
* Origins attendees have long been known to be tastemakers within gaming communities. The new games that they bring back with them become the hits of the summer, which is why companies use Origins to introduce their best new games to you.
And the best part of all; if we help you save money on the things you have to spend money on, it gives you more money to spend on the things you want to spend money on at the show.
While we know we can’t please everyone—especially those folks who resist change simply because they don’t like change—this move is very important to continuing to make Origins the premiere gaming event of the summer. We have more ideas—more cost saving ideas—that we’ll be letting you know about after we recover from Origins 2011.
We thank you for being part of our Origins family.
John
Monday, June 20, 2011
Wings of War
Dean Hull and I playing Wings of War at North Coast Gamers Holiday Bash 2010. Found this on You Tube today.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War link dump
An article about Iowa's participation in the Civil War
An article about the last state to join the Confederacy, Tennessee.
From Madison Wisconsin an article about the History Channels production "Gettysburg"
A site about Memorial Day
Two Book reviews from the Los Angeles Times
From the Plain Dealer an article about black US soldiers
From the Washington Post an article about the first CSA officer killed and an reenactment
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Happy Trails
James Arness passed away Friday at the age of 88. Better known as Sheriff Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke he was, to me, one of the ultimate cowboy types of TV and Movies.
His brother Peter Graves, who starred in the original Mission Impossible series, passed away in March of 2010.
Happy Trails Marshall Dillon
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Happy Memorial Day Weekend
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Enjoy the days with family and friends. Indy 500, Picnic, cook out, party on. But take a moment to reflect on what this day means to you. Swing by a cemetery and pay respects to those loved ones who have gone before. In the Gettysburg Address it was said by President Lincoln that "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate... we can not consecrate... we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government : of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth".
Buy some small American flags and go decorate an unattended grave of a veteran. General John A. Logan, in his original Memorial Day order, said " Let no wanton foot tread rudely on such hallowed grounds. Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and found mourners. Let no vandalism of avarice of neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of free and undivided republic." and "Let us, then, at the time appointed, gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with choicest flowers of springtime; let us raise above them the dear old flag they saved from dishonor"
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From Atlanta an article about a Civil War exhibit at the West Point Museum in New York
From Birmingham Law Suits dismissed
From Gettysburg an article about a replica chapel that burned down
From the Dispatch in Columbus an article about life long friends who met at Camp Chase
Quick recap of the Virginia Tech Civil War Conference
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From the Chicago Tribune an article about the Battle of Bull Run
From the Schenectady Daily Gazette an article about keeping the Civil War history alive.
From San Jose an article about a letter written by Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson, the Kentuckian who had surrendered Fort Sumter after a Confederate cannonade opened the bloody war.
An article about the Civil War being remembered...in Dublin Ireland
An article about The Epic Battle Between the 24th Michigan and 26th North Carolina at Gettysburg.
At Oberlin College a Civil War History Walk
From Charleston SC an article about Confederate Memorial Day
Also from Charleston an article about ending the holiday.
From the Schenectady Daily Gazette an article about keeping the Civil War history alive.
From San Jose an article about a letter written by Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson, the Kentuckian who had surrendered Fort Sumter after a Confederate cannonade opened the bloody war.
An article about the Civil War being remembered...in Dublin Ireland
An article about The Epic Battle Between the 24th Michigan and 26th North Carolina at Gettysburg.
At Oberlin College a Civil War History Walk
From Charleston SC an article about Confederate Memorial Day
Also from Charleston an article about ending the holiday.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
The Mighty Thor
I went and saw Thor this morning. After hearing mostly bad comments at work about this I went in with a sense of dread about this. I was more than pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed it. The effects were really good, the music was great and the story was pretty well done.
Natalie Portman plays the very sweet Jane Foster and she looks as hot as usual. Chris Hemsworth plays the title role pretty well. He put me in mind of Heath Ledger.
They threw a couple of bones in along the way (as usual)and they were pleasant surprises. Pay attention for a S.H.E.I.L.D. (***Bonus points for the new SHIELD Acronym) agent named Clint Barton and also stay for the cookie at the end of the credits.
It ended up being a pretty good trip to the movies today. We found an AMC card at the house that had never been used so the tickets and concessions basically cost us $4.00. Then as we were leaving the gave us passes for another ticket because of a sound issue (that really wasn't an issue) so we'll get to go to another movie (Captain America?) for free.
I am really looking forward to the release of Captain America and then the Avengers movie when it gets released next year. Go see it. I give it 3 and 3/4 Floyds.
***Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Hail Adventurer, Well Met
Hail Adventurer,
I am writing this missive to you under the most trying of circumstances. I have been taken captive by an unscrupulous band of disloyal and unappreciative workers. One of my business interests had mentioned your name in a conversation recently and I am reaching out to you for assistance.
I will pay you the sum of one thousand gold pieces for my rescue. Also, a bounty of five hundred gold for the head of every one of my captors brought to my office in Saltmarsh will be paid.
I must caution you that there may be others looking for me who have less than honorable intentions.
Your obedient servant,
Waenniliel from Petikas Manor
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From Ohio Civil War 150 an article about life in the Western Reserve from the earliest times until the end of the Civil War.
From the Gainesville Times an article about restoring Grant's Tomb.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch an article about the Civil War in Virgina's Piedmont.
Pamplin Park is a place all students of the Civil War should go
Happy Mother's Day
Hey all you bums, be sure to wish your mom and/or wife Happy Mother's Day today. We are nothing without them in our lives.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Last WWI combat soldier called home
Claude Choules, the only remaining male veteran of World War I and one of the last people to have served in both world wars, died May 5 at a nursing home near Perth in western Australia. He was 110, and no cause of death was reported.
The former seaman, who was underage when he signed up for duty, witnessed the surrender of the German Imperial Navy in 1918. He also watched as German sailors scuttled their own fleet at Scapa Flow, near Scotland, to avoid having the ships fall into British hands after the war.
Read More here
The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Osama Bin Laden
With the death of Bin Laden what happens now? I fully expect some sort of retaliation by the terrorists, probably in early July. We have to be cautious in the celebration to remember Al-Qaeda was not killed that day. They will be heard from again. But I think that America gains a little closure with this move, some much needed closure a decade after the worst sucker punch of all time. I just wonder what Osama's thoughts were when he woke up in Hell without his 72 virgins?
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From the St. Louis Post Dispatch an article about infamous spy Belle Boyd.
From USA Today, and article about peoples famous Civil War ancestors.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer an article about the first casualty of the Civil War from Pennsylvania.
Also from Philly a look at Philadelphia in the Civil War.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Happy Birthday to the Lich
Happy Birthday to the Wallet Draining Lich of Medina!!
A belated toast for our old friend:
Champagne for real friends, and real pain for sham friends!
A belated toast for our old friend:
Champagne for real friends, and real pain for sham friends!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
From the Salyersville Independent in Salyersville Kentucky an article about their Civil War 150 preparations.
From the Lincoln Nebraska Journal Star an article about local monuments.
A look at the Pacific Northwest and the Civil War from The Columbian in Vancouver Washington.
From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh's reaction to the attack on Ft. Sumter.
From the Dayton Daily News an article about the war being forgotten in the North.
From Ohio Civil War 150 a Custer event in Eastern Ohio.
From the Memphis Daily Appeal a series of Civil War memories.
From the Associated Press following the Civil War letters of an AP writer's great- grandfather.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump
Every Sunday morning I am going to do a Civil War Link Dump from newspapers from around the country hoping to get some different perspective. Here we go:
From the Columbus Dispatch Lincoln's Nanny finally is honored.
From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Civil War marker may be moved off MLK Drive | ajc.com
From Louisville a Letter from Lincoln's Law partner.
From Charleston SC: Charleston at War: Summer of 1864 hard on Charleston | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Who Fired the First Shot of the Civil War?
Civil War writings from Walt Whitman here
Things From the Wall Street Journal
From Atlanta The Civil War rages on in Mort Kunstler's paintings.
From Indianapolis Black Hoosiers in the Civil War.
From the New York Times an article about the Gettysburg Address.
From the Washington Post an article entitled: West Virginia: The State that Said No
From the Columbus Dispatch Lincoln's Nanny finally is honored.
From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Civil War marker may be moved off MLK Drive | ajc.com
From Louisville a Letter from Lincoln's Law partner.
From Charleston SC: Charleston at War: Summer of 1864 hard on Charleston | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Who Fired the First Shot of the Civil War?
Civil War writings from Walt Whitman here
Things From the Wall Street Journal
From Atlanta The Civil War rages on in Mort Kunstler's paintings.
From Indianapolis Black Hoosiers in the Civil War.
From the New York Times an article about the Gettysburg Address.
From the Washington Post an article entitled: West Virginia: The State that Said No
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Ft. Sumter + 150.
150 years ago today the first shots of the Civil War were fired and America was plunged into one of the worst periods of our history; The Civil War. It wasn't a war of Northern aggression or the war of the rebellion it was Civil War. Brother against brother. And regardless of what people are still trying to say it wasn't about States Rights it was about slavery. If you have an alternate theory and think you can argue it read this first. Please make sure you click on each state and read the entire thing.
If you want to read more about Fort Sumter 150 go here.
For a good read on Ohio 150 go here.
If you want to read more about Fort Sumter 150 go here.
For a good read on Ohio 150 go here.
Central Ohio Civil War Tour
This is something that Durwaine Leaflander and I did in part last year and something that I wanted to do this summer. I have been working on it for awhile and the Columbus Public Schools tour last year helped fuel my fire to get this done.
I think I want us to start at Blue & Gray Magazine Headquarters on Norton Road. A nice little place they also have a pretty good selection of books and magazines on sale.
We then head to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery where 2260 P.O.W.'s were buried. Then it is on to Greenlawn Cemetery where numerous Generals and Medal of Honor recipients are buried. Also, the grandfathers of two US Presidents are buried there.
Then it is up to the State House to see some great statues and to go inside the Rotunda.
After that it off to the Ohio Historical Center and their Civil War display. If time permits we'll check out the research library.
We then head southeast to Groveport and Mott's Military museum. The largest privately run museum in Ohio house artifacts from all American Wars and has a pretty cool section on Ohio's role in the Civil War.
Now we come to the real driving segment. We go to Newark to see the statue of the drummer Boy of Shiloh Johnny Clem. Then to Somerset and the only Civil War Equine statue in Ohio of Phil Sheridan. Next down to Lancaster and the Sherman House and Statue. Then down to Forest Cemetery in Chillicothe where several Generals and Ohio Founding fathers are buried.
I think I want us to start at Blue & Gray Magazine Headquarters on Norton Road. A nice little place they also have a pretty good selection of books and magazines on sale.
We then head to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery where 2260 P.O.W.'s were buried. Then it is on to Greenlawn Cemetery where numerous Generals and Medal of Honor recipients are buried. Also, the grandfathers of two US Presidents are buried there.
Then it is up to the State House to see some great statues and to go inside the Rotunda.
After that it off to the Ohio Historical Center and their Civil War display. If time permits we'll check out the research library.
We then head southeast to Groveport and Mott's Military museum. The largest privately run museum in Ohio house artifacts from all American Wars and has a pretty cool section on Ohio's role in the Civil War.
Now we come to the real driving segment. We go to Newark to see the statue of the drummer Boy of Shiloh Johnny Clem. Then to Somerset and the only Civil War Equine statue in Ohio of Phil Sheridan. Next down to Lancaster and the Sherman House and Statue. Then down to Forest Cemetery in Chillicothe where several Generals and Ohio Founding fathers are buried.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I'm glad I wasted no time watching this fiasco. Uconn wins 53-41. It's baseball season boys!!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Movies, Movies Superhero/Comic Book Movies
Here is a partial list of Super Hero / Comic Book movies coming out this spring and summer 2011 and their release dates.
* May 6 - Thor
* May 13 - Priest **
* Jun 3 - X-Men: First Class
* Jun 17 - Green Lantern
* Jul 22 - Captain America: The First Avenger
* Jul 29 - Cowboys & Aliens
* Aug 19 - Conan
** tentative as it has been moved several times.
* May 6 - Thor
* May 13 - Priest **
* Jun 3 - X-Men: First Class
* Jun 17 - Green Lantern
* Jul 22 - Captain America: The First Avenger
* Jul 29 - Cowboys & Aliens
* Aug 19 - Conan
** tentative as it has been moved several times.
...and then there was two, meh
Uconn beat Kentucky and Butler outlasted VCU to set the stage for MOnday night's Championship Game. Kentucky went back to Lexington after making their first Final Four since 1998 in typical coach Calipari fashion. They missed 75% of their free throws and shot only 33% for the game. They went scoreless for 5:39 in the second half due to ineptness not UConn's defense. Couple that with two three minute scoreless stretches in the first half and the Cats were in a huge hole.
So Butler versus UConn is literally David v. Goliath. Cinderella trying to do what it couldn't last year against the Media favorite and last remaining member of the 11 team Big Least Juggernaut. Don't be shocked when UConn gets several questionable calls in this one and wins by 3-5 points. I'm rooting for Butler but will not watch the game. I have been totally disillusioned by the NCAA and seriously regret the hours I have spent watching their sham product on television. That being said enjoy the game!
So Butler versus UConn is literally David v. Goliath. Cinderella trying to do what it couldn't last year against the Media favorite and last remaining member of the 11 team Big Least Juggernaut. Don't be shocked when UConn gets several questionable calls in this one and wins by 3-5 points. I'm rooting for Butler but will not watch the game. I have been totally disillusioned by the NCAA and seriously regret the hours I have spent watching their sham product on television. That being said enjoy the game!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Final Four
Here we go. Two games this evening Butler and VCU in the common man bracket and Kentucky and UConn in the Blue Bloods side. At this point it is hard to pick so I will resort to natural prejudice to make my choices. My Obvious choice is Kentucky but I would pick just about anyone over UConn. In the other game I am going with Butler because of the local proximity. We shall see but here are my fearless predictions:
Kentucky 73 - UConn 61
Kimba Walker's incredible run ends here and now. Plus I really have a strong dislike for anything Big East.
Butler 67 - VCU 64
Either way Cinderella is going to the ball but Butler thrives in tight games and has an experience factor on their side.
Emjoy the games!
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