A version of this was posted to the Blog in 2008.  But you probably didn’t see it or forgot it, so I get a lazy day and an almanac post.  Lucky me!

It is Presidents Day.  Bear with me, dear reader, and try to sustain the warm glow of that holiday as you peruse my rambling thoughts.

To begin with, it’s a bastard holiday, born of merchant greed on ( Read more... )

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It’s Two-fer-Tuesday!

General George Washington was a firm believer in the value of military intelligence.  He had to be.  He was constantly opposed by British forces superior in numbers, equipment and training.  Just keeping the rag-tag Continental Army out of the clutches of the superior force and some how in the field required reliable knowledge ( Read more... )

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