Nearly everyone knows of Benjamin Franklin’s success as a printer and businessman, as well as his many diplomatic successes. However, not many people know of his invention as a musician.
You’ve probably done the exercise at one time or another during your life of dipping your finger into a crystal glass containing some water or other liquid. When you move your finger around the top of the glass you hear a tiny, high pitched sound coming from the movement. Everyone has tried it. Don’t spill the liquid.
Wilford Woodruff, a religious leader in the 1800’s, reflected in his writings about the nature of the leaders of the nation in 1776 as compared to the individual characters of those of only 100 years later. It seemed to him that there was a growing gulf between the character, integrity, and inspiration of the leaders of his time, and that of the leaders in the Revolution and the promulgating of the U.S. Constitution.
Yesterday was Constitution Day. Everyone I asked, never knew it was a special day at all, much less Constitution Day. Well, I guess that’s to be expected. Schools don’t pay much attention to the Constitution, because they seem to be too busy with optional gender bathrooms. Opps. Forget I said that.
Of course you know that James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were both Virginians, and they were great friends. Madison asked Jefferson to send him some books as he was studying how to plan for a new government. Jefferson sent him two trunks of “literary cargo” from France where Jefferson was the Minister.
One of the Supreme Court Justices nominated by James Madison was Joseph Story. Now remember, Madison was the most learned man when it came to the U.S. Constitution. He sheparded it through to approval, including writing many of the “Federalist Papers”.
Tonight I spoke to a group of adults about James and Dolley Madison and the Constitution. The presentation was well received. I enjoyed it.
Peanuts cartoons often have sage words of wisdom and advice. Here’s one I like:
Yes, we all remember where we were on that 9-11 day in 2001. I was exercising on a treadmill at the gym and saw it on TV—over and over and over again. How can we forget?