This is really neither here nor there, but the elementary school I attended was named after President James A. Garfield. I had wondered whether this was the case, but confirmed it in an article that talked about the school’s closing. Garfield is one of those presidents who wasn’t in office very long. Due to an
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The Lemonade Lucy
Rutherford Hayes‘ beard always reminded me of Shredded Wheat cereal. I remember looking at it in a book about the presidents that my family had. U understand that for other people, thinking about the presidents doesn’t match up with thinking about comestibles. For most other people who have taken an American history class, Hayes is
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The Unconditional Surrender
I have always thought that Ulysses S. Grant was the most handsome of our presidents. There, I said it. If it can be said that the Civil War had a darling, from the Union point of view, that would have been Ulysses S. Grant. Most of his fame came from his deeds on the field,
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The Tennessee Tailor
Andrew Johnson is a president who I first remember learning about in the fourth grade. I remember learning about him and trying to understand what impeachment is. Andrew Johnson, like many of the other presidents is someone given to us by swirling, crazy circumstances. Abraham Lincoln choose him as his running mate largely as a
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The Better Angel
There are a bazillion sources of information on Abraham Lincoln. At Ford’s Theatre, which I very, very much want to visit, there is a large spiraling tower of books about him. That makes it a challenge to identify just one element to focus on to create a tribute cupcake for him. Even if you want
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Goal 15: Design, have printed, and display a poster
So, there are less about 3 weeks until my birthday, which means that I have 3 weeks to close out any goals that are going to be met for this year. The older I get, the more I think that I need to revisit my goal structure, but I don’t think this next year is… Continue reading Goal 15: Design, have printed, and display a poster
In an open letter to Bill Clinton,
“Your hair always looks so cottony and nice. You get great haircuts. The way that your hair color has evolved is picture perfect. If you’re getting some new version of a blue rinse, please don’t ever tell us. Please let the dream live.”