So, what can I say? My house smells like turkey? It does. I cook mine in a very large electric roasting pan (a really big one), and I have to admit the smell of a fowl that large cooking is not too damn appetizing... until about the last half hour, then the house smells delectable. Also on the menu were homemade potato stuffing (with tons of celery and onion lightly fried in olive oil) and lemon bars. The bars tuned out a little too chewy, but still tasty. I'm going to blame the chewiness on the fact that this was a new recipe. The stuffing? Almost became a divinely succulent the main course. In fact, they're going to be my breakfast.
And yesterday Sixpence posted a little something from some ass named Robert Raymond who attempted to vilify what he called the Mayflower Expedition. I really get tired of people who point to one specific individual, or group, and blame them for American history. Evidently his education is lacking, otherwise he'd have known that everybody was doing this. The English were also down in Virginia, the Dutch were doing the same thing in New Amsterdam (we call it New York), the French in New Orleans, and don't forget the Spanish who liked Florida. If you speak Spanish, you owe your language skills to the atrocities wrought by your forefathers. Overall, as a species, we have not been generous to the native peoples of America. Our great, great, great, great grandparents were all guilty, with no exception. So, let's stop singling out one person, or one group, and saying they were terrible because by some of the standards we hold today, they did terrible things.
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| My apologies to the Swedes, I failed to mention them |
On a brighter note, I get to go sell appliances today... for 5 hours. I took a good look at my schedule and realized that except for one day in 2 weeks, all my work days start at noon. I can live with that.
In short: people are vile creatures.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say vile, but up until very recently, this was considered normal behavior.
DeleteOhh that sounds like a nice Thanksgiving! I love most anything with celery. And lemon bars? Yum.
ReplyDeleteOh, the Mayflower expedition was paid for rich investors. The xtianits separatists running from England did not have the money necessary to finance the ship, the crew and provisions for a year. That is a fact. They needed investors, like most everybody who came to America back then. And those investors wanted their money back with interest. It's the seed of capitalism, instilled in the fabric of this country by the first Europeans who settled here. I'd link an article that talks about it, but I hate the New American. It's googable, though. Robert did not make that fact about the Mayflower up.
The Spaniards packed ships and came here 'cause Spain was broke after warring with everybody in Europe and the riches they found here saved their asses and converted Spain in a world power. There's a nice mythology built around 'coming to America', but as with any act of colonialism, greed was the main ingredient.
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Your attempt to blame capitalism on the Europeans is flawed, you only have to look as far as the Romans to find proof, or, if you want you can go back to Alexander the Great. Your defense of the Spaniards is sad, "they were broke... and the riches they found here saved their asses." You do know they completely obliterated 2 civilizations don't you? The Mayan and the Incan. You need to go back to school.
DeleteI don't remember other civilizations apologizing for conquering new land, but maybe that is why Rome fell. Countries are still doing it today. Is it right? Probably not, but neither is expecting an apology 100 years later.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, they don't. And all you have to do is look at Russia and China and realize they are still trying to do it today.
DeleteSell it tootes!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved yesterday. The house smelled so wonderful of turkey and herbs.
Thanks! Every now and then I try! herbs? I thought you gave that stuff up?
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