There is so much vying for our attention, it is very hard to be consistent readers or viewers of anything. ADD is pervasive. If we dont have it, we aren't paying attention, lol.
Great posting. Our histories are similar: my great grandparents lived through the Civil War, one losing two sons in the Battle at Shiloh in 1862, fighting for the Confederacy, their bodies being buried in unmarked graves there, presumably. The great grandfather who lost two sons also fought in the Texas War of Independence in 1836. My other great grandfather lost his older brother (18 years old at the time) in the battle at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. That great grandfather also fathered a daughter with a slave in 1850. Through DNA, her descendants got in touch with us. One is Reggie Van Lee. You can google him. He resembles my dad, which leads me to have a clue of what my great grandfather may have looked like.
The study of history? Absolutely essential, along with critical thinking skills. We here in the U.S. are now suffering the failure of our system to teach these subjects adequately.
Excellent post, Jim. I used to read you regularly but have been overwhelmed recently. Now trying to watch Senate committee hearing now but multitasking does not work, right?
There is so much vying for our attention, it is very hard to be consistent readers or viewers of anything. ADD is pervasive. If we dont have it, we aren't paying attention, lol.
Great posting. Our histories are similar: my great grandparents lived through the Civil War, one losing two sons in the Battle at Shiloh in 1862, fighting for the Confederacy, their bodies being buried in unmarked graves there, presumably. The great grandfather who lost two sons also fought in the Texas War of Independence in 1836. My other great grandfather lost his older brother (18 years old at the time) in the battle at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. That great grandfather also fathered a daughter with a slave in 1850. Through DNA, her descendants got in touch with us. One is Reggie Van Lee. You can google him. He resembles my dad, which leads me to have a clue of what my great grandfather may have looked like.
The study of history? Absolutely essential, along with critical thinking skills. We here in the U.S. are now suffering the failure of our system to teach these subjects adequately.
Excellent post, Jim. I used to read you regularly but have been overwhelmed recently. Now trying to watch Senate committee hearing now but multitasking does not work, right?