Cultural Offering

"The inhabitants have a right to take their amusements in a lawful way."

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The final days of. . .

Jefferson, Adams, and Monroe. All died on July 4th.

Monroe died nearly penniless, in part, from doing the nation's work on his own dime.

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"I'm writing to you from a country that was free too, and which signed its surrender without a single shot fired."

A Letter to America:

"And here's what no one will admit to you: it never happens through revolution. No one votes for decline. We vote for compassion, for security, for justice, for the planet. At every step, we trade a piece of freedom for a promise. And the promises are always beautiful. That's the trap."

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Music for summer. Charles Ives Symphony No. 3 - The Camp Meeting.

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In the words of the inimitable @serpentinesheldonserpentine “smoke-up hippies”.

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Best photo of the evening. Happy 60th to my wonderful wife.

Real one:

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". . .Five or more cups a day linked to the greatest benefit."

I'm gonna live forever.

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Today’s background music.

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Summer. “I came. I saw. I rented,” wrote Brahms to a friend.

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Music for July. Tchaikovsky from The Seasons - July: The Song of the Reaper.

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All the weasel words you need. . .

at Nicholas Bate.

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"It was a scene that has recurred throughout history, as establishment leaders are overtaken by the very mobs they sought to use for their own purposes"

Read on.

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“I will not cede more power to the state. I will not willingly cede more power to anyone, not to the state, not to General Motors, not to the CIO. I will hoard my power like a miser, resisting every effort to drain it away from me. I will then use my power, as I see fit. I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth. That is a program of sorts, is it not? It is certainly program enough to keep conservatives busy, and Liberals at bay. And the nation free.”

William F. Buckley, Jr.

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The zucchini picking was productive yesterday.

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“Fall in love and stay in love. Explode. Don't intellectualize. Get passionate about ideas. Cram your head full of images... Stay off the internet and all that crap.

Read all the great books. Read all the great poetry. See all the great films. Fill your life with metaphors. And then explode."

-Ray Bradbury

Fuck! Yes! Explode!

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I hope you’re reading Michael Wade on Substack.

Books for America's 250th Anniversary

The story of America is never-ending but these books are a good start.

What are you reading?

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Don't do rocks, kids. Ask Cash, the (hopefully) recovering rock addict.

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"The Vikings used the long days to maximise their productivity by hunting, settling disputes and conducting raids."

Rob has ideas for these longer days.