Mr. Misanthrope

The Declaration of Independence

Condominium HOA celebration at 11:00 then to son’s home to hang out and watch Jaws and The Great Escape for burgers, hotdogs, ribs, baked beans and…





Happy Independence Day!

Blues with Rusty Young’s peddle steel played through a Leslie speaker sounding a lot like Jimmy Smith’s Hammond B3.

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He was overly aggressive at Gettysburg, but it was probably his last chance.

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Good summary. He was probably struggling and worn out with heart issues, was genuinely committed to “the enemy is there, we are going to destroy them there now” and had succumbed to personal hubris that he hid behind the notion of God’s “Providence.”

Longstreet was probably right. Pick good ground interposed between Meade and Washington/Baltimore and the Federal armies would have dashed themselves to pieces trying to destroy Lee’s army. A second Fredericksburg. As it was while Pickett’s men were being blasted with massed rifles and artillery rounds and grapeshot, the Federals yelled Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

All because Lee didn’t take Pete’s counsel to heart.

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He’s an Anglican minister and we are reformed Baptist so there’s some weird little theological things we have quirks about

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We’re Anglican and I find myself constantly defending that by saying “not those Anglicans” that ordain women, lesbians, homosexual men, and have abandoned anything resembling orthodox Christianity. Technically we are The Reformed Episcopal Church with emphasis on Reformed. My Evangelical friends say we’re Baptists with a Prayer Book.:Casty:
My pastor started out Baptist preaching when he was 16, went to Southern Baptist Seminary in New Orleans, pastored in that denomination for years and jumped ship and became a hard core Presbyterian, and for the last 24 years has been a faithful Anglican priest.

All that to say I believe I have a fair sense of some of what “quirks” entails.:Lol:

Congratulations on 58 years with 60 just around the corner. Mrs M and I bow before marriage royalty.

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Good Sons and Daughters-in-laws,

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Honestly this was a huge concern for us and we’ve been richly blessed. All our kids married the kind of spouses we prayed they’d find.

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DiCaprio

Greatest over-actor all time

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I don’t know. Some of his work in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood was Oscar worthy. Especially the freak out in his trailer the night before he nailed the hostage scene with the little girl and her erstwhile rescuer. I’d have given the nod to him for those two scenes alone.

Isn’t this situation where the “you must bake my cake” doctrine is invoked?

Sauce for the goose and all that, so to speak.

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Somebody has been saving this alter for two years waiting for a ball busting post.

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:Lol:

FWIW-Although I didn’t appreciate it at the time, evidently the good Lord spared me from ever being tempted by this grotesque practice when I was about eight.

Friends and we’re riding our Stingrays around the neighborhood and I looked back to yell keep up to the slackers and hit a parked plumber’s truck at full speed. I slid forward on the frame and smashed the young Misanthrope’s testicles into the handlebar post.

I briefly blanked out, fell over and threw up from the pain. I suppose I should have told my parents, but I never did.

My pals had great sport at my misfortune.

As they say, it’s only funny until someone gets hurt, then it’s hysterical.

The Outlaw Josey Wales
The 13th Warrior
Galaxy Quest
Man On Fire

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Charles Martel, where are you...

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It’s…..Hammertime!