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We have waited two hundred and fifty years for liberty, and this is what it is when it comes. O Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name! – Rev. Charles S. Morris The Rev. J. Allen Kirk gave this statement about the experience of November 10, 1898. It was a great sight to see…
More Crucial White History they didn’t teach you in school. The Phoenix election riot occurred on November 8, 1898, near Greenwood County, South Carolina, when a group of local white Democrats attempted to stop a Republican election official from taking the affidavits of African Americans who had been denied the ability to vote. The race-based riot was part of numerous…
Cross Country teaches teamwork, camaraderie, discipline, dedication, motivation, planning, hard work, time management, confidence, following directions, goal setting, competition, taking risks, mental toughness, overcoming injuries, dealing with failure and success, etc., etc. etc. – Ron Wayne One time, early 1970s, maybe Lake Mary Meadows, I was at a race, small as all were back in those…
According to lore, the sheriff asked, “Who are your leaders?” The response from the ferry was a shout from everyone aboard, declaring, “We are all leaders here.” The Everett Massacre (also known as Bloody Sunday) was an armed confrontation between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union, commonly called “Wobblies”. It took place in Everett,…
A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Abnormal Anti-Aging Fitness Routine First thing you do, work on that attitude. Drink an abnormal amount of water. Run an abnormal amount of hours. Walking is good, too. If walking, stride abnormally fast as you can. Avoid an abnormal amount of fried food….
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it. – Anais Nin We all have that book — or two — that we can’t get enough of, and this holiday gives us the chance…
There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world. – Jean Baudrillard Disguised as 230-pound civic leader Jack Welch. While a blonde gazes adoringly. Halloween 2006. Pretty much the end of a decade-long prison sentence. Lucky to get out of town with…
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. –Nelson Mandela How did you get your start in cross-country? I got started because a football coach in 8th grade…
“To be a dog woman is not necessarily to be downtrodden; that has very little to do with it. In these pictures every woman’s a dog woman, not downtrodden, but powerful. To be bestial is good. It’s physical. Eating, snarling, all activities to do with sensation are positive. To picture a woman as a dog…
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Finally decided to visit some family who do not live in the same house I do. It’s a bit of a trek and I’ve been locked up since I got my haircut on March 11, 2020. So, I…