Posted on 11/28/2002 4:20:22 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]
Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
The following is an editorial in today's Washington Times, reprinted here in its entirety.
EDITORIAL • November 28, 2002
'Worthy to be remembered'
Reprinted below are portions of the diary kept in the Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, governor of the colony for all but five years from 1621 to 1656, and the unofficial historian of the Plymouth Plantation during that period.
The first portion describes the hardships that confronted settlers during the winter of 1620-21, their first winter on American soil:
"But that which was most sad and lamentable was that in two or three months time half of their [the settlers´] company died, especially in January and February, being depth of winter, and wanting houses and other comforts; being infected with the scurvy and other diseases which this long voyage and their inaccomodate condition had brought them.
"So as there died sometimes two or three a day in the aforesaid time, that of one hundred and odd persons, scarce fifty remained. And of these, in the time of most distress, there were but six or seven sound persons who to their great commendations, be it spoken, spared no paints night or day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome clothes, clothed and unclothed them. In a word, did all the homely and necessary offices for them which dainty and queasy stomachs cannot endure to hear named; and all this willingly and cheerfully, without any grudging in the least, showing herein their true love unto their friends and brethren; a rare example and worthy to be remembered."
Gov. Bradford's diary from the following spring records the first planting, assisted by Wampanoag Indians who had befriended the colonists:
"Afterward they (as many as were able) began to plant their corn, in which service Squanto [the first Indian to present himself to the colonists] stood them in great stead, showing them both the manner how to set it and after how to dress and tend it: also he told them, except they got fish and set it with it in these old grounds, it would come to nothing. And he showed them that in the middle of April they should have store enough come up the brook by to take it, and where to get other provisions necessary for them. All which they found true by trial and experience. Some English seed they sowed, as wheat and peas, but it came not to good, either by badness of the seed or lateness of the season or both, or some other defect."
Gov. Bradford's account of the first Thanksgiving, which he had called to bless the first harvest, only hints at the celebration described in other colonial accounts. Tradition has it that the meal consisted of venison stew, wild turkeys stuffed with corn bread, baked oysters, sweet corn, pumpkin baked in a bag and flavored with maple syrup, and ended with a specialty produced by the Indians who had shared in the feast — popcorn.
"They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their houses and dwellings against winter, being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty. For as some were thus employed in affairs abroad, others were exercises in fishing, about cod and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion. All the summer there was no want; and now began to come in store of fowl, as winter approached, of which this place did abound when they came first (but afterward decreased by degrees). And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc. Besides they had about a peck of meal a week to a person, or now since harvest, Indian corn to that proposition. Which made many afterward write so largely of their plenty here to their friends in England, which were not feigned but true reports."
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For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
I just ate 3 palm trees!!!
(well, they broke you know!)
I iced the trunks with chocolate, and the tree part is green iced, natch :)
It reached my back pain like nothing else!!
But some folks can't tolerate VIOXX, so be sure you can.
I could take a few....but not anything past 2 or 3 days.
Lord, please relieve the back pain, and give him rest & peace!!..Amen!
Hi Guenie, Happy Thanksgiving! You're right. It's actually very nice outside. About 53, sunshine, and nary a breeze.
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Dad was talking about what he'd like to do to Daschle ....while in the hospital, and I kept ..."Shushhhhhhhing" him, LOL!
Y'all are a mean bunch, arn't ya?
LOL!!!
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Also, the local paper had a cartoon with the Indians seeing the Pilgrim boat pull up and the caption said, "They are foreign and they are religious zealots. How do we know they are not terrorists?"
That got him ranting again.
On a plus note, the President was on before the start of the parade wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
I hope Alec Baldwin isn't in the parade, or I will have to throw doughnuts at Mr. Marple! LOL!
My niece came back from medical college in West Virginia yesterday. Then I've got my students coming and I know my niece will really enjoy being with them.
Altogether today I think we'll have 40+ at our Thanksgiving table. My humble contribution will be to fry up some shrimp chips for an afternoon snack.
I've been wondering if the Dems have a way to use this disaster that is developing for them. If Al Gore carries on a little longer, especially running hard left, in a few months someone like John Kerry could step into the ring and suddenly look very reasonable and even conservative. Or what about McCain? There may be a few candidates who could suddenly get an image boost just by NOT being Al Gore.
Hubby is feeling kinda low this AM with his virus.....but he perked right up when I told him a Veggietale was on :)
He's happily relaxing in his chair in the family room watching now...:))
He keeps popping into the kitchen wanting to give me pointers or sampling the cookies :)
...and I keep shooing him out because of his cold/cough.
This makes him feel sad :(
But now he's happy.....Veggietales to the rescue :)
ROFLMAO!
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I am today SO VERY THANKFUL for my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for me, for God's beautiful creation and the snow all around, for an incredible family...... both the one I was raised in, and the one I am now blessed to have, for a loving church and friends, and for all the FRiends I now have on FR, for our President and his Godliness, and for this GREAT Nation, and the freedoms we all share, and often take for granted!
I will never be able to thank you enough.......my dear friends here at ATRW...... for your prayers and support during this difficult week. This will be a bittersweet day, but we will be spending it together (the Ohio branch of our large family), rejoicing in the life we share in Christ and the deep joy that it brings.
Have a BLESSED THANKSGIVING, all!!!!
We're going to have just us this year. Last yaar I cooked for about 40. I said I wasn't doing that again this year. So it will be just our little family.
Frankly, I like that a whole lot more.
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