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Pursuit of Happiness: 12/01/12

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Saturday, December 1, 2012. Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother. Complete novel available on Amazon Kindle and in paperback). The story continues…. 8220;Forever Abigail,” Thomas mumbled. We were in the entrance hall of Langeac. He’d sat to read letters just delivered by the artist, John Trumbull. Mr. Short was settling our new guest in his room, where Jimmy and I had helped carry some of the artist’s paraphernalia. 8220;A materials order? 8221; I asked. 8220;I’ll take care of it, Thomas.”. 8220;Yes, tha...

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Pursuit of Happiness: 10/20/12

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Saturday, October 20, 2012. Critics of Slaveholder Jefferson. Are Prisoners of a Time Warp. Few negatives about Thomas Jefferson come through louder and clearer than criticism of his having owned slaves. So did other presidents, but Jefferson’s writings on liberty have made him appear hypocritical. In that time. And place, however, slaveholding didn’t look quite so onerous—except to slaves. As he observed many years later, slavery was like seizing a wolf by the ears—“we can neither hold him n...Present-d...

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Pursuit of Happiness: 11/17/12

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Saturday, November 17, 2012. 8216;Hungry for More’ About Sally. The cover story of The New York Times’s. On Sunday, November 11, 2012, was an evaluation of Jon Meacham’s The Art of Power. An acclaimed treatment of Jefferson’s political methods. Jill Abramson, executive editor of the Times,. Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother. Complete novel available on Amazon Kindle and in paperback). The story continues…. Thomas held my upper arms to steady me. “We’ve waited too long,” he said. I blubbered, “Th...

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Fighting the KC Boredom: The Goodbye - Part 2

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. The Goodbye - Part 2. If you missed Part 1 click here. For two days they had been waiting for the rest of the children. The soldiers were adamant. The children would depart in groups of seven—no more, no less. Her son had been the second to arrive. A matched pair had been deposited at the guard’s feet late that evening, a brother and sister whose guardian hadn’t waited to see them off. For two days the soldier’s words had haunted her. He was such a good boy . He doesn&#8217...

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Fighting the KC Boredom: Raven Tales - Part 3

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Friday, August 30, 2013. Raven Tales - Part 3. We last left our friend Raven in the valley at the edge of forever, to catch up on his past adventures click here. Now, one might think sleeping in the mid-day sun atop a large rock is less than ideal, but even Raven knows if you go looking for ideal you will never find the right thing. He slept more peacefully on top of his rock than he had in the last fifteen moons in his tiny glass house. He circled them once, and then twice. Much to Raven’s surpris...

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Fighting the KC Boredom: April 2013

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Friday, April 5, 2013. Atop a cliff at the edge of Forever sat a glass house. A large crack ran through the wall of the house, and through that crack is how a black cat named Raven escaped. But, of course you already know that, because that is where the last story ended. You can’t remember the story? We’ll if you click here. You cannot say that any longer.) Now we’re all caught up at the End, and the End is precisely where we shall begin. Of course the black cat Raven didn’t know. That when he jumped.

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Fighting the KC Boredom: A.J. DOYLE HALL

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Saturday, December 14, 2013. Each entryway wore the thick letters “A.J. DOYLE HALL” over its threshold. It was the largest building on campus, with doors facing north, south, east, and west. The coliseum style lecture hall had been built by money donated by Mr. A.J. DOYLE himself. He was wealthiest man in the tri-state area and chose to hand deliver a check to the dean when he realized he wanted to fund the masterpiece of architecture. He would wait for the students to come out of A.J. DOYLE Hall...Since...

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Fighting the KC Boredom: Raven Tales-Part 4

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013. When we last left Raven the cat he acquired his fuchsia headphones, to catch up click here. On the fourth day of Raven’s adventure, the edge of forever began to change. Bits of green poked through the red rocks, and Raven had to go more slowly as the edge began to slope ever so slightly up. Where rocks had been Raven’s constant companion, trees scraggled to the surface. Occasionally, he would stop to rest his weary paws and take a moment to clean his whiskers. His earphones wer...

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Fighting the KC Boredom: September 2013

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. The Goodbye - Part 2. If you missed Part 1 click here. For two days they had been waiting for the rest of the children. The soldiers were adamant. The children would depart in groups of seven—no more, no less. Her son had been the second to arrive. A matched pair had been deposited at the guard’s feet late that evening, a brother and sister whose guardian hadn’t waited to see them off. For two days the soldier’s words had haunted her. He was such a good boy . He doesn&#8217...

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Fighting the KC Boredom: One Year, Ten Years, or Life?

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Saturday, October 5, 2013. One Year, Ten Years, or Life? The clerk held the IDs to the light, inspecting their holographic images for authenticity. 8220;So you’re not here for a renewal, then? 8220;No, it’s our first time.”. Ryan put his arm around Jenny’s shoulder. 8220;Yes, I’m sure it is.”. The clerk handed the cards back. 8220;Marriage licenses are for one year, ten years, or life. What duration are you applying for? Ryan pulled Jenny closer. 8220;Life.” He said. 8221; they said in unison. 8220;No, no.