Freedom From Want, also known as The Thanksgiving Picture or I’ll Be Home for Christmas, is the third of the Four Freedoms series of four oil paintings by American artist Norman Rockwell. The works were inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Address, known as Four Freedoms. The painting was created in … Continue reading Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving
My chuckle for today: “Stuffing is a reward, akin to delectable candy packed into a tasteless Butterball piñata. Stuffing is so good, in fact, that we willfully eat it out of the rear end of a dead animal.” That little observation is from Chris Gayomali in his article “The 10 best classic Thanksgiving dishes, ranked” that … Continue reading My favorite Thanksgiving dish
Not until this week did I know Joe Biden has been dealing with stuttering all his life. While his speech patterns and hesitations occasionally raise questions about his mental acuity, some of them are actually a result of his stuttering … or efforts to control it. It may be understandable that he hasn’t wanted to … Continue reading News to me: Joe Biden stutters
This is a good illustration of how I felt last night. There was news of yet another shooting at a Walmart, this time in Duncan, Oklahoma. (What is it about Walmarts, anyway?) Then there was the backyard shooting in Fresno, California. And following links from the Fresno story, I came across a truly horrifying list … Continue reading The guns are winning
I just took the political spectrum quiz at Go to Quiz and these are my results. I think it’s safe to call me a centrist, don’t you? Compared to the millions in the world who have taken the quiz, this is how I fared: I took the same quiz back in 2011 and these were … Continue reading I might be a centrist
