[Magdalen] Pause for thought

Wed Jan 4 19:01:14 UTC 2017

Hated being called Abe, eh?  Well, I wonder how he'd be with:

||: "Happy birthday, Abie baby, Happy birthday to you." :|| <bang>

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is an impressive Abraham Lincoln (he hated being called Abe)
> library/museum in Springfield, Il.
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:48 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > That I don't know, but it has been a sort of goal to see that there is a
> > home for the papers for each of the presidents.
> >
> > There's a list of some of the resources:
> > http://www.museumregister.com/400Categories/usa_presidential.html
> >
> > Just north of here is the birthplace of Martin van Buren, the only
> > President whose native language was Dutch.
> >
> > https://www.nps.gov/mava/index.htm
> >
> > We have enough Hudson River villas around here to keep the tourist
> > intrigued for a couple of seasons....
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
> > > >Sent: Jan 1, 2017 2:22 AM
> > > >To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > > >Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pause for thought
> > > >
> > > >We have the ancestral home of FDR and his library rolled into one, and
> > > >there are some displays regarding eleanor as well. Eleanor did not
> > return
> > > >to that house after FDR died, preferring to live much more simply at
> her
> > > >former furniture factory, Valkill. From where we live, we can easily
> > walk
> > > >to Eleanor's place.  The library and residence has a lot of land
> around
> > > it,
> > > >so it is a great place for reenactments and such. The fields around
> > there
> > > >are sometimes filled with tents and military equipment of the
> > reenactors.
> > > >WW II is very big.
> > > >
> > > >As you approach the library hosting building, you'll see a little
> > > sculpture
> > > >of Fala, one of the most famous White House companions.
> > > >
> > > >I am attending St. James, Hyde Park, which is essentially the estate
> > > church
> > > >of the Roosevelts.  It is a tiny church, but the parishioners have big
> > > >hearts.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > >*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> > preserved,
> > > >except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > > >
> > > >On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Truman's Library is fun, and very close by.
> > > >>
> > > >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM, ROGER STOKES <
> > > >> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> > > >> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > I arrived in Little Rock yesterday afternoon after several hours
> on
> > > I-40.
> > > >> > As I dropped down towards the city I saw billboards proclaiming
> > "Time
> > > to
> > > >> > drain the swamp", "We've kicked the establishment out", "Make
> > America
> > > >> great
> > > >> > again" and "Crooked Hillary". Is draining the swamp consistent
> with
> > > >> putting
> > > >> > those who have the money in the cabinet? Which presidential
> > candidate
> > > was
> > > >> > indicted and whose Foundation is under investigation and been
> barred
> > > from
> > > >> > soliciting donations in New York State?
> > > >> > Today I went to the Presidential Library, the first time I have
> been
> > > to
> > > >> > such an establishment so I don't know how it compares with the
> other
> > > >> ones.
> > > >> > There were displays about Bill and Hillary Clinton's early lives
> and
> > > >> about
> > > >> > significant events during the Clinton presidency. They referred to
> > the
> > > >> > gloomy prognostications that his program would lead to another
> > > depression
> > > >> > and growth in the National Debt - and to the fact that the labor
> > > market
> > > >> > increased in size and the deficit he inherited was turned into a
> > > surplus.
> > > >> > One of the clips from the end of his presidency referred to his
> > > >> confidence
> > > >> > that the USA would maintain its place in the global sphere,
> > promoting
> > > >> > interdependence and prosperity for the benefit of all. As I left
> one
> > > of
> > > >> the
> > > >> > volunteer guides thanked me for visiting and I observed that it
> had
> > > given
> > > >> > me much to think about in the present context both sides of the
> > pond.
> > > >> From
> > > >> > there I went to the Rock Town Distillery, founded after the 2008
> > > crash.
> > > >> At
> > > >> > the end of the tour in the tasting room the guide observed he
> > thought
> > > he
> > > >> > might need lots of whiskey to get through the next four years.
> > > >> > Roger
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> If no one has told you that they love you today,
> > > >> let me be the first.
> > > >> brud
> > > >>
> > > I have been wondering if there are any former presidents who do not
> have
> > a
> > > library
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> If no one has told you that they love you today,
> let me be the first.
> brud
>