Monthly Archives: September 2012

7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, Ch 4 – Media

Posted on September 13, 2012 by civilwarrose5

Surprisingly, I was neither upset or impressed with this chapter. That might make this blog post fairly boring. Just thought that I would give you a heads up. This isn’t about giving up anything coming from Mainstream Media (though I … Continue reading →

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Civil War Hiatus

Posted on September 12, 2012 by civilwarrose5

I know that today is supposed to be an intelligent post that imparts some Civil War knowledge to the masses who read this blog. Yes, all two of you. I have been busy, though, and have had some other fairly … Continue reading →

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Video: Jay Flying the A-10!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by civilwarrose5

Jay returned from eJets Saturday night with all kinds of stories to tell about the goings-ons. I loved the fact that EVERYBODY loved watching the Hog. In fact, it was the “APU” that garnered a lot of the attention!   … Continue reading →

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A-10 Warthog Update

Posted on September 8, 2012 by civilwarrose5

Have I mentioned how awesome Jay’s Warthog looks? Yesterday he traveled out to eJets (an electric jet event) with the Hog. I was so upset that I couldn’t go with him because a) I love to see it fly and … Continue reading →

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7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess – Ch 3 Possessions

Posted on September 7, 2012 by civilwarrose5

Chapter 3 was about possessions and just when do you have enough? After the first two chapters I didn’t have any high expectations for lessons being learned in this section. Apparently Ms. Hatmaker is quite the shopaholic. Her goal was … Continue reading →

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A Public Apology

Posted on September 6, 2012 by civilwarrose5

I have to make a public apology to all of you who regularly read my blog. I’m sorry, but you will have to tolerate my sickly sweet posts about Jay for ever. He proposed to me on Monday. I said … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s Beard

Posted on September 5, 2012 by civilwarrose5

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican candidate for president. What a lot of people don’t realize is that Lincoln didn’t always have the whiskers that we automatically connect with his image. In fact, it was Lincoln’s campaign … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Picnic

Posted on September 5, 2012 by civilwarrose5

Every Memorial and Labor Day, Jay’s family gets together for a picnic. It’s always just his dad’s side and they all meet at the camp that his aunt and uncle own. I’ve attended three of these now and they are … Continue reading →

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2012 Cleveland Air Show

Posted on September 4, 2012 by civilwarrose5

This past weekend Jay and I attended the 2012 Cleveland National Air Show in Cleveland, OH. It was my second year of attending this air show. I had never been to one until Jay took me last year, so I … Continue reading →

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