tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post5340920537946089734..comments2024-03-15T07:38:08.505-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: A Ham Has His Double, "Donnie," Take His Place in an Important EnterpriseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-25789701211804221742016-08-28T11:05:25.579-04:002016-08-28T11:05:25.579-04:00speaking of the pledge of allegiance - i am so old...speaking of the pledge of allegiance - i am so old that when i first learned it the phrase "under god" had not yet been inserted into it - strange but true<br /><br />you may find the wikipedia article about the history of the pledge interesting<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance<br /><br />my late father, who was so old he was already 28 the last time congress declared war, had learned the pledge as an adult, since he was an immigrant who was born and raised in a foreign country - he told me he would add a mental reservation when the pledge was recited, recognizing the aspirational nature of the the phrase "with liberty and justice for all" - he would silently say, "but not yet"<br /><br />may the creative forces of the universe stand beside us, and guide us, through the night with the light from above, metaphorically speaking<br /><br /><b></b><br /><br />mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-50623930132830451202016-08-27T14:10:32.540-04:002016-08-27T14:10:32.540-04:00Nah, just referring to the giant painting of Fleab...Nah, just referring to the giant painting of Fleabus in the background that Planet painted years ago. Fleabus be fine.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-9192902298013604522016-08-27T12:26:35.953-04:002016-08-27T12:26:35.953-04:00Wait. Did I miss something? Don't tell me Flea...Wait. Did I miss something? Don't tell me Fleabus died. Candle, Icon? WTF?<br /><br />Thanks, too, for the kind mention.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-82181020904343037262016-08-27T11:07:04.170-04:002016-08-27T11:07:04.170-04:00Ditto the opening of the new post instead of retur...Ditto the opening of the new post instead of return to dashboard skeev. Not ever time, but for quite a while now.davidlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754707934311038544noreply@blogger.com