February 2012
14 posts
Today's Document: Happy Presidents Day? →
congressarchives:
Congress in the Archives will feature a monthly staff post on our blog. February’s post comes from Center archives specialist, Jessie Kratz.
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain…
“One way he wowed the judges was with his platter of chicken, which was modeled...”
– House of Chicken: Chef Wins Competition With ‘Fallingwater’ Platter (via npr)
“… and you can bet your last money, it’s all gonna be a stone gas,...”
– Don Cornelius
January 2012
20 posts
Rest in Peace, Mr. Pitt
mentalflossr:
Sad to hear Ian Abercrombie, the actor who played Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld, has passed away. Here’s his LA Times obituary, and here’s some advice on how to see those Magic Eye pictures (and why some people just can’t).
“When I opened my first shop in London in 1983, I sold, as one magazine kindly...”
– Jeremy Hackett (via bowtiedandstarryeyed)
It's Okay To Be Smart: Richard Nixon’s Never-Used... →
jtotheizzoe:
Richard Nixon’s Never-Used 1969 Speech In Case of Apollo 11 Disaster
Thankfully, not needed.
IN THE EVENT OF MOON DISASTER: Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin,…
Why must a captain never leave a sinking ship? →
youmightfindyourself:
A ship foundering beneath you was hardly “routine” in that regular tea-and-toast sense: it was an unusual matter of life and death. But a well-instilled concept of duty told the captain how he must behave as the seafarer with ultimate responsibility for the ship and her crew: he must, if it could at all be managed, be the last man off. And so, while his prolonged stay on...
“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty...”
– William Shakespeare
“Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do...”
– St. Augustine
This Is The Year? →
Today is the very first day of a brand new year. And for many that means a fresh start.
This is the year. It all starts now. We resolve to turn over a new leaf–and this time we’re serious….
BespoKenN: Another Neapolitan Jacket →
bespokenn:
This beautiful jacket above, made by Napoli Su Misura, is another fine example of Neapolitan tailoring. (Click here to read my previous article)
As mentioned previously, the most essential feature of a Neapolitan jacket is its construction; since much of the scholarly discourse on…
December 2011
29 posts
“There was never buddy-buddy day where we took it easy on each other in practice....”
– Scottie Pippen
