Today is the 4th of July, what we Americans call our Independence Day. Despite the fact that the Declaration was issued a few days earlier than this some 247 years ago. And, as was true for Israel when it declared its independence in 1948, our neighbors weren’t so sure we were independent. OK. For America, it wasn’t the “neighbors”- it was Britain. But, even when Britain conceded it lost the States, it wasn’t until the completion of the War of 1812 that our battle(s) with Britain truly achieved our independence.
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The Biggest Black Manufacturing Firm in America
Y’all know I am a fan of Leroy Anderson. (The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter.) So, this song about horse and buggy is perfect to lead off today’s blog.
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Armistice Veterans Day (at least to Americans)
The decision had been negotiated and made. While the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, the official end of the Great War, was celebrated on the 11th hour of the 11th month in 1918. It took longer to arrange the rules for peace. (Which actually turned out to be the rules to effect a Second World War!)
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Adam & Eve- NOT the first 2 humans
I’m going to date myself here.
Back when I was a teenager, you couldn’t get a lot of things over the counter. Mostly because of the mores and inhibitions that pervaded American society back then. (Still now?)
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Sunday is July 4th, what we Americans call our Independence Day. Despite the fact that the Declaration was issued a few days earlier than this some 245 years ago. (The title is the characterization of 245 in base 2; I could have used רמה had I chosen to use Hebrew.) And, as was true for Israel when it declared its independence in 1948, our neighbors weren’t so sure we were independent. OK. For America, it wasn’t the “neighbors”- it was Britain. But, even when Britain conceded it lost the States, it wasn’t until the completion of the War of 1812 that our battle(s) with Britain truly achieved our independence.
Armistice Veterans Day
The 11th hour of the 11th month in 1918. The world ended “The Great War”. That was what the the first war fought across the globe. The War to end all wars. Right- which is why ‘The Great War’ was soon to be renamed World War I. But, The Great War is the appellation my father learned, too- and it was among the last sanctioned battles in which my grandfather (my mother’s father) was a participant.
Ya got trouble, right here in River City. Nope- all over America.
Yes, I had to break into my queue. (This time it’s been a real pain, since Labor Day is Monday and a special day is Wednesday and I have a bunch of posts that need to appear consecutively. But, this is an important message.)
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This Foundry is Different
I know it looks like these guys are beginning at the wrong time. (On that note, I have a post coming that we are ALL startups now, thanks to the pandemic.)
If I were the President
Trust me, you are glad I’m not. But, there are policies that need to be effected to keep America strong and great. As opposed to what’s been going on for the past three years to make us weak and disregarded.
G-g-g-generations
The world as many of my generation knows it is changing.