The First Thanksgiving 1621, oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1899). The painting shows common misconceptions about the event that persist to modern times: Pilgrims did not wear such outfits, and the Wampanoag are dressed in the style of Native Americans from the Great Plains. (from here (wikipedia.org)) What is Thanksgiving Day about?... Continue Reading →
ELECTION THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDE CORRECTIONS
Here are some posts I thought worth sharing. Election Integrity? (insanitybytes2.wordpress.com) both displays the author's sometimes unusual humor and provides a few words of reassurance. So back in 1998, I got interested in both computers and elections. I’m a dinosaur, I remember when computers were huge, took up half a room, and it took forever... Continue Reading →
WHY WOULD ANYONE VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS OR JOE BIDEN?
Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris at the first campaign event of the ticket, on August 12, 2020 (from here (en.wikipedia.org)) Why would anyone vote for Kamala Harris or Joe Biden? The typical answer I get is a non-answer, an attack on Donald Trump. That attack usually consists of a bunch of unsupported assertions. That is,... Continue Reading →
REVIEWING LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE
Mark Levin, whether you agree or not, provided an interesting review of Tuesday's Presidential Debate (see FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF 2020). For example, Levin observed that Biden was the first to interrupt his opponent, and whereas Biden called Trump names Trump did not call Biden name. Those are not typical of the observations you will find... Continue Reading →
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