Ken Burns' documentaries give us great history lessons and the CSA letters personify the history.
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 12:51 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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A few minutes of laptop research reveals good and bad history. Why did 500,000 Free Blacks remain in the 1860s South?
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 9:33 am
By: Ted McDonald
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December 29, 2016 ...128 years ago today, a group of Lumbee petitioned the United States Government for recognition as an American Indian tribe. That fight continues today.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 1:27 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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William Ellison Jr., born April Ellison, (c. April 1790 - December 5, 1861) was a cotton gin maker and blacksmith in South Carolina, a free Negro and former slave who achieved considerable success in business before the American Civil War.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:48 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Fortunately the list of Slave Owners includes General U.S. Grant and numerous Presidents.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 4:03 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Now addicted to Life Below Zero documentaries (Netflix and YouTube), I am crazy about Agnes, an Inuit lady in Noorvik Alaska, married to a White guy and she and daughters do all the shooting and fishing while he and sons do heavy lifting, mechanical repair, and building projects.
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2017 @ 10:57 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Life is like a game of baseball
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2017 @ 8:24 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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During our high school 50 year reunion, folks exchanged info to stay in touch but soon lost interest. Most remain in the Metro area but few are in my Fav Fives.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2017 @ 8:06 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Recent DNA testing debunked my family history story of American Indian heritage. This brought to mind that most history is modified by what is omitted or included.
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 12:04 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Many years ago, I copied a chart of the 72 names in Hebrew without definitions from a long forgotten book title.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 @ 11:53 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Numerous visits to the gun range supplemented with YouTube videos, has not improved my accuracy. A friend loaned an Air Pistol for backyard practice.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2017 @ 11:36 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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"The 26th day of April in each year - commonly known as Memorial Day."
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 @ 8:31 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The documentary shows the tactics of both sides. I have not seen another documentary with these details. This battle was between Australians and Vietnamese.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 12:40 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Shooting Steel videos and installing cheap metal targets on his farm. The above photo is not practical. Steel plates in old tires seem best.
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 3:51 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Here are the North Vietnamese. No series would be complete without mentioning both sides of a conflict. South Vietnamese communist were labeled Viet Cong.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 1:06 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) surrendered in 1975 ending foreign domination started by the French in 1861.
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 @ 4:59 am
By: Ted McDonald
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New Zealand provided a force of combat soldiers despite protests at home. A total of 3800 served in combat resulting in 37 killed in action and 187 wounded.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 5:52 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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The battle of Tra Binh Dong was between the South Koreans and North Vietnamese.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2017 @ 2:47 am
By: Ted McDonald
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If you are like me and have small caliber handguns to carry with your new permit and your retired consultant police officer does not like pocket carry holsters, I see no reason to pay for a Sneaky Pete holster when $7 options are available.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 1:42 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Field Hockey is not an indigenous sport to the South. Correct me if wrong.
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2016 @ 12:50 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Song lyrics and Poetry are short stories in my mind and a photo is worth a thousand words. However, a word warrior can make a grown man cry with a long story.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 9:33 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Wife Nectorene's greatest fear is home invasion so after a police training lecture at the gun range we went home and added better locks on the bedroom door and installed a phone.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 @ 2:57 am
By: Ted McDonald
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My current interest is in small concealed carry semi-auto pistols.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 @ 6:46 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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I have a carry permit and am only interested in small concealed carry semi-automatic pistols.
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2016 @ 12:38 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The US Army can train an infantry man in 10 weeks after a 10 week boot camp.
Published: Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ 4:09 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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At birth, we boarded the train of life and met our parents, and we believed that they would always travel by our side. However, at some station, our parents would step down from the train, leaving us on life's journey alone.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2016 @ 9:52 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The photo was taken in 1968 Saigon in area III Corp.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2016 @ 11:22 am
By: Ted McDonald
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I arrived in Great Lakes Navy Boot Camp in 1966; soon standing naked shoulder to shoulder in a line of 50 guys as one corpsman walked in front checking my private parts and one in back administering a gigantic penicillin shot to the buttocks.
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 4:30 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Look at the pictures carefully and you see 6 guys. Add the teenager in a separate photo and you have a squad of infantrymen. The Sarge, Machine gunner, two ammo bearers, One rifleman and one who might have been a medic. This may have been the whole squad which was normally 7-12 guys.
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 2:04 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Question: Why can't transgender folks use a standard bathroom? Answer: Lawyers and psychologists want to make $200 hour redefining gender.
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 4:29 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Dr. Ruth, sex expert 1960, was a sniper in the Israeli army. Julia Childs, cooking author, served in the WW2 OSS (now CIA). Why does the News Media think this is new News
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 4:56 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Just an attempt at humor with a play on "What's in your wallet?"
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 12:25 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Hillary has not asked for or received respect from the guys in this election and I am wondering if social engineering to render us a Genderless society is taking me out of my comfort zone.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 @ 4:13 am
By: Ted McDonald
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My youngest grandkid and her pre-teen friends just need a taxi. They have no interest in politics and history and I am interested in watching her play not teaching
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 4:13 am
By: Ted McDonald
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