Spitball Army

Abraham Lincoln’s successors as president followed his example of annually declaring the final Thursday in November to be Thanksgiving. But in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt broke with this tradition.

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Bing doesn’t realize all the good fortune right under his nose. He’s finding it easier to mope around the inn, crooning and feeling sorry for himself. “You could melt her heart like butter…if you’d only turn on the heat,” says Mamie. You tell him, sister! At the very least, we – as viewers – get a great song out of the predicament.

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Speaking of No Depression, I was really sad when they “folded” late last year. Not only was their bi-monthly publication consistently interesting and well-written and filled with good humor and enthusiasm, but the small staff was a joy to deal with, from a retailer’s viewpoint.

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Friday, June 13, 2008 2,000-year-old seed is oldest to germinate By Wendy Hansen Los Angeles Times Scientists using radiocarbon dating have confirmed that a Judean date palm seed found in the ruins of Masada and planted three years ago is 2,000 years old – the oldest seed ever to germinate. The seed has grown into […]

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I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.

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Carl has been out spearing suckers (the only thing you can take this early) and we’ve had two swell fish dinners.

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Getting married to you is one of the loveliest things that could ever have happened to me. Now, if I can only make the rest of my dreams come true, I could not expect any more in life for real happiness.

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Don’t know just what to expect in the way of business for the year. So far we are ahead of last year but it is impossible to keep that up as we are running out of material. When we do I think I will try and join the Marines. I’ll be OK if they are not too particular.

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In the afternoon, we practiced our two-piano numbers for about 1½ hours – came home and had our dinner and fixed my lemon fruit-salad for tomorrow. Hiked down to the drugstore and got some root beer and ice cream for “floats” to-night.

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Bought a box of Easter eggs and sent them to Patricia, the “little sister” and her brothers and sisters. They are so poor and have so little.

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