I am getting into the Christmas spirit even if 144 years ago a Union fleet was commencing one of the biggest bombardments ever in history up until that time on Fort Fisher, guarding Wilmington, North Carolina.
Earlier today, General "Beast" Butler had exploded a ship loaded with powder in an effort to knock the earthen walls of the fort down, but had not succeeded in much more than waking the garrison up.
The date, December 24, 1864.
"A CHRISTMAS STORY"
I'm getting set to watch this movie a couple times on TBS. I have been writing a lot about the house featured in the story in my travel blog:
http://roaddogsroadlog.blogspot.com
I see that AMC is running a "Christmas Vacation" marathon this year. No doubt cashing in on the success of TBS. I'll see that one at least once as well. Go squirrel, Go little squirrel!!!
FESTIVUS
According to the Chicago Tribune, we missed it. It was Wednesday. Was it George or Kramer's family holiday on that Seinfeld episode?
You can get a 6-foot Festivus tree at festivuspoles.com out of Milwaukee for $39. Such a deal.
Happy Festivus to You and Yours. Let us now have the airing of grievances.
Desperately Seeking Egg Nog, But Will Settle for Irish Cream. --RoadDog
Military Humor: You might be a Taliban if you wipe your butt with your hand but consider bacon unclean.
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
1 comment:
Merry Christmas to you as well.
Now is it really true that the ladies of New Orleans preferred chamber pots with pictures of "the Beast" at the bottom?
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