tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74076270534777104932011-04-21T14:14:56.065-07:00Investigative scribblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793195247291841042noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407627053477710493.post-4373917936743872112008-07-01T15:54:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:18:07.815-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AXlYW0KAw8w/SGq0S6X1LTI/AAAAAAAAAWM/H0hseTwj6y0/s1600-h/John+Adams.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AXlYW0KAw8w/SGq0S6X1LTI/AAAAAAAAAWM/H0hseTwj6y0/s320/John+Adams.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218181355261996338" /></a><br />This afternoon I was running errands in Sterling Virginia - a place that seems to have all the shops and services required by the Thomson family. At the luggage repair shop I met this talkative fellow who in the course of the conversation asked me if I had seen the HBO mini-series <em>John Adams</em>. I told the fellow that I had read the book and bought the entire collection of disks when they went on sale at Target over the weekend.<br /><br />He told me - and I agree - this several hour long docudrama will complete your education on the Revolutionary War.<br /><br />All my life, I have stood uncomfortably in faked reverence when someone wraps a flag around themselves and starts spouting off, idealistically, about our "forefathers."<br /><br />The "forefathers" - it turns out - were just as "up in your face" as politicians today. This country's formative years were fragile and could have gone in several different directions.<br /><br />Whether you are a Democrat or Republican ... or an Independent like myself, you should take the time to rent or buy "John Adams" and be proud of your beliefs. Contention is a good thing...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7407627053477710493-437391793674387211?l=holdonamintute.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Investigative scribblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793195247291841042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407627053477710493.post-2113050756895462022008-05-08T04:16:00.000-07:002008-05-08T04:29:17.998-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AXlYW0KAw8w/SCLjofhEMVI/AAAAAAAAAT8/nsQPkpE5ArU/s1600-h/Don+Imus.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AXlYW0KAw8w/SCLjofhEMVI/AAAAAAAAAT8/nsQPkpE5ArU/s320/Don+Imus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197967204733432146" /></a><br />You've got to give it to Don Imus - he always puts on a good show. This morning, tuning into his show, the viewer is treated to a huge mechanical bull, swirling just outside the studio window with two good looking honeys riding it.<br /><br />The occasion, of course, is his annual radiothon for children with SIDS and other life threatening conditions.<br /><br />In addition to his special guests, Don provides great entertainment with Levon Helm and pre-taped appearances by the Blind Boys of Alabama.<br /><br />There is so much going on, it's hard to leave the TV.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7407627053477710493-211305075689546202?l=holdonamintute.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Investigative scribblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793195247291841042noreply@blogger.com0