1776: Abigail wrote a letter to John Adams

On this day in 1776, Abigail Adams wrote this to her husband John Adams:  

“I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”

It went down in history as the "remember the ladies" letter.

A few years ago, I saw a TV series called "The Adams Chronicles".   It was the story of the Adams from Massachusetts.   A bit later, I saw "The American Experience" or the wonderful story of John & Abigail Adams.

The two documentaries tell us about President and First Lady Abigail Adams, perhaps the greatest couple of the early days of the nation.    

In 2007, the "John Adams" HBO series added more to the wonderful story of our second president and his First Lady.

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1889: The Eiffel Tower opened to the public

The legendary Eiffel Tower of Paris opened to the public on this day in 1889.   It is one of the many landmarks of this great city.    

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March 1969: Remembering "Odessa" by The Bee Gees!

Before "Saturday Night Fever", The Bee Gees recorded wonderful music and had several hits.

Some of us are old enough to remember the original copy of The Bee Gees' Odessa LP.   It had a luxuriant red velour sleeve and an international best seller.

It was a very creative LP with great tunes like "First of May", "Lamplight", "Melody Fair", and a few others.

Odessa was the story of a shipwreck in the North Atlantic years before the latest Titanic release.

It was great and now available in a digital format.

 

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Happy Easter Sunday

(My new American Thinker)

Many years ago, our family came to the U.S. and learned a few things about how Easter was celebrated here.

First, we called it "Holy Week" or "Semana Santa."  It was Holy Monday to Holy Thursday, and then it got really holy on Friday and Saturday.  I remember one time my mother in utter shock that we play baseball on Good Friday.  We grew up listening to religious music and meditating on "Viernes Santo" or Good Friday.  Everything was so solemn as I recall.

Second, we were completely surprised to see women wear all of those hats on Easter Sunday.  Add to that bunnies and chocolates, and we were caught off guard.  We were sitting at church, looking at the spring dresses and hats and wondering where all of that came from.

Over time, I came to love watching all of those pretty girls and ladies wearing those fancy Easter hats.  I was especially fond of the girls from our school wearing their attire.

On Easter Sunday, I am going to dedicate this Perry Como song to all of our faithful lady readers who will make the world great again by being "the grandest lady" on Easter:

In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it,
you'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade!
I'll be all in clover, and when they look you over
I'll be the proudest fella in the Easter Parade!

On the Avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us
and you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
and of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade!

Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
and of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade!

Second, let's hope the woke companies keep their hands off this tradition.  In other words, Easter hats for girls, or females, as we have to call them.

Happy Easter Sunday.

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Happy Easter Sunday

This is one biggest days in the Christian calendar, as told by Mark 1:5-7:

"5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 
6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 
7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him,just as he told you.' "'

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Happy Easter Sunday

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY

Mark 16:1-8

"When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. "

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