That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
OUT-OF-DOORS, n.
That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Perseverance
“It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired-you quit when the gorilla is tired.” - Robert Strauss
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Tree
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Grant Boyhood Home - Georgetown, Illinois
From 1823, when he was brought here as an infant, until he left to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1839, this was the home of Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), one of the great captains in western military history and the 18th President of the United States.
