On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. My special tribute to America’s independence day will include lots of kooky trivia of no real importance.
2.5 million– In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the [...]
Posted in Apropos Nothing, Heroes, Politics, Yay!, in memorium | Also tagged BBQ, beer, freedom, hot dogs, Independence Day, John Adams, July 4th, Thomas Jefferson, Washington |
Thanks to the Wall Street crash and resultant economic sphincter clench, the job market is just fucking awful. But if the old saying, “misery loves company” is anything to go by, I’m feeling a touch more cheery upon reading in the Wall Street Journal that close to a whopping 75% of job-seeking former Bush administration [...]
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Your blogettes are feeling rather rough this morning. Hungover but happy!
After winding down our own election returns party in time to venture out into the hood for last call, dear Prudence and I ended up reveling our way through Adams Morgan talking to strangers. And one unfortunate newsman who had the bad sense to stick [...]