American Revolution Quiz

Found a quiz put together by The American Revolution Center with things every American should know.

"The results show that an alarming 83 percent of Americans failed a basic test on knowledge of the American Revolution and the principles that have united all Americans. Results also revealed that 90 percent of Americans think that knowledge of the American Revolution and its principles is very important, and that 89 percent of Americans expected to pass a test on basic knowledge of the American Revolution, but scored an average of 44 percent. The survey questions addressed issues related to the Revolutionary documents, people, and events, and also asked attitudinal questions about the respondents’ perception of the importance of understanding the Revolutionary history and the institutions that were established to preserve our freedoms and liberties."

Here is the test.

Micheal Ramirez

Great cartoons by Micheal Ramirez:

See more of his work here.

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Dirty Bomb Diaries

Came across Dirty Bomb Diaries on YouTube today.  Looks like a video blog diary drams style online series about what would happen if a bomb went off in your city.  Seems to be along the lines of Discovery's recent reality based series on the same subject.  The trailer looks good and Im going to watch the rest when I get a chance.

Judge asked to block wild horse roundup in Nevada - Yahoo! News

Judge asked to block wild horse roundup in Nevada - Yahoo! News

This just does not make any sense to me and I hope Congress ends up protecting these amazing animals before they are removed forever.

Thoughts of the Founding Fathers

It would help many Americans to go back and study the words and works of our Founding Fathers, they are just as relevant today as ever.

     ...."if men were angels, no government would be necessary and if angels governed men, no limits on government would be necessary. Because neither men nor the governments they create are angelic, government and limits on government are both necessary for ordered liberty. Politics may tell us what we want to do, but the Constitution tells us what we may do and we must keep those separate. The ends do not justify the means for one simple reason – liberty. Liberty requires limits on government power, it always has and it always will.
                                       --James Madison

-John Trumbull's work depicting the five man drafting committe presenting their work to Congress.  Seen on the back of the $2 bill.

To Go West...

...is my next goal.  I have been to Colorado once, now I want to visit the rest of the Western States.

It's amazing to me that there are places on Earth that look like this:

Antelope and Deer Valley:

I will have to go see this place soon and be able to publish my owns pics from there, and since its close to the Grand Canyon, I'll have to make it a multi-park trip.

Grand Canyon:

Levi's and Walt Whitman

Levi's ad campaing featuring Walt Whitmans poetry, "OPioneers!".  Two classic Americana entities combined.

AMC's Guide to Drinking Like the Mad Men

In case your in need of a vintage cocktail, AMC has posted a guide to mix your favorite vintage fire water.

AMC 1960's Cocktails

Old Fashioned

Manhattan

Mint Julep

Tiger Woods SNL skit!

If you haven't seen it, the Tiger Woods skit SNL did last week was great! 

 see it here

The Black Conservative

Glenn Beck had a good show on Friday 13th last week about and for Black Conservatives in America called "Time to be Heard".  He dedicated the entire show to this group, who many people think do not exist.  Maybe thats why he aired it on Friday the 13th.

I just caught a few minutes of the show before I had to leave so I found it and posting it here for future reference.  One of the discusions I heard was how liberal politicians enact policies to keep poor blacks in poverty by handing out welfare so they will continue to vote for them.  The problem is that this welfare is barley enough to live on but not enough to help people move up in life.

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Clasic Men's Wear from Land's End

I grew up in a house where the Land's End catalog was a staple in the seasonal mailbox.  I always though of it as a kind of generic catalog though with a few good things thrown in that were always at a good price.  But never really ordered anything from it.  Now, they have a new line called Canvas 1963 with a lot of worn and vintage looking pieces along the lines of the current resurgence in Americana.  I might have to order a few things now.

The Real Gitmo

Steven Crowder visited Guantanamo Bay Prison and talked to the members of our great military who are charged with the security there.  He said the biggest problem they have is keeping Cuban citizens OUT of the prison. 




click to watch on youtube if you can't see the whole frame.