For years Santa had stopped at the Island of Misfit Toys. But no more. “I wouldn’t go near that place anymore” said Santa. “It’s more dangerous than Mexico, Afghanistan or Detroit.” The culprit is politics. For years the Island of Misfit Toys had been ruled by King Moonracer (pictured here), an absolute, hereditary monarch. But not all were happy with his rule. Chief among them was Charlie-in-the-Box (seen here.) Charlie, who sees himself as the Island’s resident intellectual, had taken to reading the Federalist Papers and the Declaration of Independence. Dissatisfied with his position as a subject he began to push for more [...]
Civil War
A Letter From A Former Slave, to His Former Owner
History is a pure pleasure for me. As most readers already know, my favorite period is WW II, however, I do know a bit about the Civil War as well. The evils of slavery, the death and destruction of the war itself, and then, the struggle of reconstruction did much to shape our history. However, I caught something interesting on Memeorandum today, and it shows the struggles of that age in a slightly different light. Here is a letter written by a former slave, in response to a letter sent by his former master. Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865 To My [...]
September 11, 2011: Tenth Anniversary Post
Throughout our history, our nation has faced many evils. Sadly, man has the unerring tendency to engage in the most despicable of behaviors, all in the name of serving a “greater” power or cause. It would seem that the United States has often been caught in the cross-hairs of these evils. The very birth of our nation was predicated on the defeat of tyranny, namely, the “Divine Right of Kings.” The nation was split, literally and figuratively, on the question of whether or not one man could hold a fellow man as property. We, as a people, were horrified by [...]
Brutal Civil War Rages on Island of Misfit Toys
For years Santa had stopped at the Island of Misfit Toys. But no more. “I wouldn’t go near that place anymore” said Santa. “It’s more dangerous than Mexico, Afghanistan or Detroit.” The culprit is politics. For years the Island of Misfit Toys had been ruled by King Moonracer (pictured here), an absolute, hereditary monarch. But not all were happy with his rule. Chief among them was Charlie-in-the-Box (seen here.) Charlie, who sees himself as the Island’s resident intellectual, had taken to reading the Federalist Papers and the Declaration of Independence. Dissatisfied with his position as a subject he began to [...]
