Renovations Make White House Blue
News of the East Wing of the White House, which isn’t there anymore, made me wonder just how many changes have been made to the Executive Mansion over the years. I mean, besides changing its […]
Tag: George Washington
Mixtas (hot dogs)
Guatemalan Entree Mixtas (hot dogs) INGREDIENTS – GUACAMOLE 3 avocados 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro (1½ tablespoons more later) 1 serrano chile (1 more later) 2 tablespoons lime juice ½ teaspoon oregano ¼ red […]
Brother, Can You Spare a Me?
A long-lost letter from George Washington hintsat the first president’s financial woes -CNN In a recently discovered letter that George Washington wrote in 1787, our soon-to-be First President hoped to solve his money problems by […]
World War I Leads To American Independence
Flags are cool. Of course, these flags hang at the Albion Fire Station, so maybe they’re hot. Your flag may vary. Ever since Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World and […]
Happy July 2nd, America!
John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Second U.S. President, and all around unpleasant guy, had this to say about America’s Independence Day: “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, […]
How The First World War Led To American Independence
Ever since Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World and hid all the Viking artifacts, America has been a land of opportunity, independence, and smallpox. Eventually the British colonists decided to go off and […]
Phosphates and George Washington
American Dessert PHOSPHATE INGREDIENTS ½ teaspoon acid phosphate* 2½ tablespoons syrup (your choice, cherry was the most popular) 1¼ cups carbonated water ice cubes as desired Makes 1 glass. Takes 5 minutes. * = You […]
How The First World War Led To American Independence
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Ever since Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World and hid all the Viking artifacts, America has been a land of opportunity, independence, and smallpox. Eventually the […]
Some of the greatest historical figures ever assembled in a library or bookstore.
I’ve never really got into reading books on electronic devices, preferring instead, books. You just can’t beat a good book and if you want to beat someone up, a good hard-back is much handier than […]