Comments on: Plus ça change http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OldTFlyer http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/comment-page-1/#comment-301992 OldTFlyer Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:31:48 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/#comment-301992 Such strength of character we sorely need to face the perils of coming days. Such strength of character we sorely need to face the perils of coming days.

]]> By: Grumpy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/comment-page-1/#comment-419959 Grumpy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:35:50 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/#comment-419959 Justthisguy, I have an idea of what it is like to be pushing 60, I am there. I can remember one day, my Father heard one of his friends say, "Did you ever notice how many of the old-timers are dying off?" He said, "Will you shut the __________ up!" We are the 'old-timers'!" The irony is this, he was my age. He was a person who pushed me to read many books, many were biographies or autobiographies. He also pushed military history. He never talked to me about any of the books, he always tooked WITH me. One day as a boy, I complained about doing "homework". This consisted of reading books, doing book reports and writing essays. He came up behind me and said, "Son, You figure once you get out of school, no more homework! Wrong! Homework is something you will do until the day you die. He was right. Thank you, for your input. As always, -Grumpy Justthisguy, I have an idea of what it is like to be pushing 60, I am there. I can remember one day, my Father heard one of his friends say, “Did you ever notice how many of the old-timers are dying off?” He said, “Will you shut the __________ up!” We are the ‘old-timers’!” The irony is this, he was my age. He was a person who pushed me to read many books, many were biographies or autobiographies. He also pushed military history. He never talked to me about any of the books, he always tooked WITH me.

One day as a boy, I complained about doing “homework”. This consisted of reading books, doing book reports and writing essays. He came up behind me and said, “Son, You figure once you get out of school, no more homework! Wrong! Homework is something you will do until the day you die. He was right.

Thank you, for your input.

As always,
-Grumpy

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/comment-page-1/#comment-419953 badbob Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:09:00 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/#comment-419953 And he was like that until the end. Noble in the purest sense. Reading gift book now called: "Gen Washington's Christmas Farewell- A Mount Vernon Homecoming" by Stanely Weintrub. b2 And he was like that until the end. Noble in the purest sense. Reading gift book now called:

“Gen Washington’s Christmas Farewell- A Mount Vernon Homecoming” by Stanely Weintrub.

b2

]]> By: Grumpy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/comment-page-1/#comment-419954 Grumpy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:03:19 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/#comment-419954 Lex, as I looked at what you were talking about with George Washington during the Revolutionary War. From both my Mother's and my Father's families, they have been in this Great Country since before the Revolutionary War. Back then, both families fought in that war and none were considered, "favorites of the King." The neat thing about this time was a riddle, it actually acted as a password to the secret meetings of this new Nation. The person was asked, "Can you tell me, is it the King is law? Or is it the Law is King?" If you answered, "The law is King.", you were right and brought into the meeting. The President was always expected to follow the law. Failure to follow the law was construed as tyranny. Tyranny shall forever be our enemy, no matter who commits it. These are the lessons of a REAL LEADER, a man by the name of George Washington. As always, Grumpy Lex, as I looked at what you were talking about with George Washington during the Revolutionary War. From both my Mother’s and my Father’s families, they have been in this Great Country since before the Revolutionary War. Back then, both families fought in that war and none were considered, “favorites of the King.” The neat thing about this time was a riddle, it actually acted as a password to the secret meetings of this new Nation. The person was asked, “Can you tell me, is it the King is law? Or is it the Law is King?” If you answered, “The law is King.”, you were right and brought into the meeting. The President was always expected to follow the law. Failure to follow the law was construed as tyranny. Tyranny shall forever be our enemy, no matter who commits it. These are the lessons of a REAL LEADER, a man by the name of George Washington.

As always,
Grumpy

]]> By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/comment-page-1/#comment-419958 Justthisguy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:42:37 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/#comment-419958 I did just get back from reading the whole thing. I had read shorter versions of the whole thing, when I was a kid in school, and had it pointed out to me that George coulda been a King, but turned it down. Just thinking about that still raises my hackles, and I'll be 60 soon. World-Historical, as that Spengler fella was wont to say. I did just get back from reading the whole thing. I had read shorter versions of the whole thing, when I was a kid in school, and had it pointed out to me that George coulda been a King, but turned it down.

Just thinking about that still raises my hackles, and I’ll be 60 soon.

World-Historical, as that Spengler fella was wont to say.

]]> By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/comment-page-1/#comment-419957 Justthisguy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:37:30 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/31/plus-a-change-3/#comment-419957 Cincinnatus! Garibaldi! Juarez! When will we learn? Cincinnatus! Garibaldi! Juarez!

When will we learn?

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