Monday, August 30, 2021
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Power is always stealing from the many to the few
https://books.google.co.ao/books?id=N54oq9IL84wC
Speech of Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina,
on his resolutions in reference to the war with Mexico.
Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 4, 1848.
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011534328
Reducing this thought to an anxious motto, Jackson’s first party newspaper, the United States Telegraph, warned on its masthead that “Power is always stealing from the many to the few,” and pledged Jackson’s presidency to an endless struggle against this nefarious tendency.
United States Telegraph I, 1 (February 6, 1826), 1
JSTOR, Andrew Jackson's Populism
Thomas Jefferson and “A Little Rebellion Now and Then”
But the true barriers of our liberty in this country are our State governments; and the wisest conservative power ever contrived by man, is that of which our Revolution and present government found us possessed. Seventeen distinct States, amalgamated into one as to their foreign concerns, but single and independent as to their internal administration.
Russian Royal Family
Grant us Thy patience, Lord,
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Protector of Strangers
Theoxeny is a theme in Greek mythology in which mortals demonstrate their virtue by extending hospitality to a complete stranger, usually one who is humble like a beggar or a poor traveler. The stranger turns out to be a deity in disguise. The man who is a generous host, thus displaying his piety, is rewarded, while the man who refuses to extend hospitality is punished for his lack of piety.
For the ancient Greeks, hospitality toward foreigners and guests was a very important moral obligation. Zeus is sometimes called Zeus Xenios because of his role as a protector of strangers. The name Xenios is derived from xenos, the Greek word for “stranger.” To have Zeus, the ruler of the gods, embody the moral obligations around the treatment of strangers speaks to the importance of the practice to the Greeks.
Timeline of Events Relating to the End of Slavery
On July 8, slavery was effectively abolished in Massachusetts, with the ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in the Commonwealth v. Jennison case. A slave named Quock Walker sued his owner for his freedom. The court ruled that he was free and the Commonwealth brought suit for wrongful imprisonment of Walker by Jennison. The court used the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, that state "all men are born free and equal", as the basis for saying that slavery was abolished under the Massachusetts Constitution, which include the Declaration of Rights.
http://www.masshist.org/teaching-history/loc-slavery/essay.php?entry_id=504
In 1780, Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery when it adopted a statute that provided for the freedom of every slave born after its enactment (once that individual reached the age of majority). Massachusetts was the first to abolish slavery outright, doing so by judicial decree in 1783.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021
Eating Rotten Shark in Iceland
While it may seem like a strange thing to eat, it makes perfect sense in the fish-heavy diet of Iceland. Although Iceland has some amazing seafood right off its shores, the shark isn’t exactly sushi ready. In fact, Greenland Sharks are actually toxic.
This means that they need to be processed before eating. Typically, the shark is cured with a traditional fermentation process and then dried for four to five months until ready. This process leaves it with a UNIQUE taste and sme
https://www.theblondeabroad.com/eating-rotten-shark-in-iceland/
Hákarl (an abbreviation of kæstur hákarl Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcʰaistʏr ˈhauːˌkʰa(r)tl̥], referred to as fermented shark in English)
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Friday, August 20, 2021
Song: Post-Modern Sleaze Artist: Sneaker Pimps Album: Becoming X
I may sound like a sap, but I love this whole brief period of trip-hop influenced music: Massive Attack, the dark turn of EBTG, the first Esthero, Tricky, early Hooverphonic, the first Goldfrapp and of course Portishead.
https://radioparadise.com/player/info/30198/Sneaker_Pimps-Post-Modern_Sleaze
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Monday, August 16, 2021
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Friday, August 13, 2021
Migas
16 yellow corn tortillas
vegetable oil for frying12 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup grated cheese, like cheddar or a good Mexican white (some argue that cheese is not traditional; I feel sad for them)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped firm but ripe tomato
2 finely chopped jalapeños
