“Finance was soon a power of its own. It principal driving force was Bob McNamara, and [his] basic philosophy was: “Whatever the product men and the manufacturing men want, deny it. “Make them sweat and then make them present it again, and once again delay it as long as possible. If in the end it […]
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President Harry S Truman’s 1947 Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
+++ Yes, it would be helpful to know why I am forever celebrating Thanksgiving. Don’t you think? +++ When I was born Harry Truman was President of the United States. Here is President Truman’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation for 1947 [official proclamation number 2756.] President Harry S Truman‘s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation when I was less than […]
A FEW HINTS ON ETIQUETTE from Will Cuppy’s How to be a hermit (1929)
[Note: I have not laughed in a month. Will Cuppy amuses me. Amusement may help unstick me from whatever has caused me to be stuck in the first place. Readers may or may not find additional explanation at the end of this excerpt from Will Cuppy’s 1929 book How to be a Hermit.] A FEW […]