4:15, #606: Civil War Irish

Well, a Facebook ad tells me to earn my masters online so I can share my passion for the Civil War as a teacher. I've apparently got 504 folks out there who are somehow connected to me, so class, here goes...

First...let's celebrate the birthday in 1828 of that good Irishman Patrick Roynane Cleburne, known as 'The Stonewall Jackson of the West' because he was such an excellent general. Coincidentally, "a writer, speaking of the influence of religion in the Army of Tennessee, says: 'General Cleburne, the hero of many battle fields, had a place prepared for preaching in the center of his Division, where himself and many of his officers were present...were pious and devoted Christian officers, and gave much assistance to the chaplains and missionaries in the revival that swept so gloriously through the armies of the West. They recommended religion to their soldiers by precept and example.'" (1)

Second...let's celebrate St. Patrick, a guy who was a Roman, enslaved by the Irish, escaped, educated to the gospel, and returned to reach the very people who had enslaved him. The Wiki article is actually pretty good, but you could do some further digging if you want.

Third...the Irish in the Civil War. As is pointed out in that BRILLIANT exposition, God Caused the Civil War, as well as mentioned briefly in the excellent movie, 'Gods and Generals,' the Potato Famine that hit Europe as well as Ireland was responsible for sending thousands of Irish to America's shores so that their young men could enlist on BOTH sides to defend the Cause they felt worthy of defense. I just Googled "The Irish in the Am. Civil War" and got 690,000 possibles...feel free to pick one and send me a report for extra credit! ;)

Well, I hear 1/2 a ton of stone calling me that wants to be put down on The Path (to my office, not 'of righteousness'), so feel free to comment on this...attendance will not be taken, but comments are always welcome?
Got green MacDonald's milkshake?




(1) William Bennett, The Great Revival in the Southern Armies. Sprinkle Publications, Harrisonburg, Va., 1989, p. 69.

4:14, #605: Time Make Up

Well, here we are at March 7. My first recommendation to all who read this is that you make sure you take a 10 minute nap for the next six days in order to prepare yourself for the one hour you're gonna lose on Sunday when you 'SPRING FORWARD' into Daylight Saving Time...Yippee!! ;p

Oh, and for all you folks who were sure that Spring is already here...it's 31 degrees here in the Philadelphia area and the wind chill must be dropping it another 10-15 degrees from the way it felt out there a few minutes ago. The poor doves that show up at our bird feeders were clustered on the Grey Havens' back porch when I went out this morning...I'm not sure which of us were more startled, but they all flew away and I'm still here...like the lady in the one song in the musical, "Company."

Oh, speaking of wind...did you ever notice how after a storm there's always a windy day to dry things off? I guess that's where we inherently get the idea for a 'wash and blow dry' for those of us who actually have hair?!

Finally, did you notice how, given the title of this post, time requires you to use makeup if you're so given. Actually, last night I saw 43 actresses' pictures on the Net 'with and without makeup'... holey guacamole, Batman!! My favorite was Helena Bonham Carter...she always seems to have that 'hair done with an egg beater look' no matter what she's doing!

Time to go...
Got your naps scheduled?