Naturally, while in Louisville, I went gravetripping. Internet study didn't turn up much, at least for me. If you're one of those chubby guys who spends his weekends pretending to be a emaciated Civil War soldier with your buddies, you'll love it, especially if you favor the side that thought it looked better in grey. Not me. I wanted to see the ( Read more... )

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Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, IL. Worth a trip.


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Mike, Nate, and I got up to Calvary Cemetery, right on the border between Evanston and the city, and visited the graves of supremely corrupt aldermen Michael "Hinky-Dink" Kenna and "Bathhouse John" Coughlin and local writer James T. Farrell, writer of the Studs Lonigan trilogy and other works. Lousy day for visiting the graveyard. I was hoping the ( Read more... )

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You look good for a 200-year-old guy.


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Also known as the "Black National Anthem," written by American Renaissance man James W. Johnson. I hope to hear this song a few times in the coming days. Yes, we are all one nation, but it's worth remembering that while Obama's victory is a victory for us all, it's a particular triumph for African Americans.

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