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Archive of posts filed under the Use Your Head category.
Good Ol’ George
Something to think about. We don’t have any MONEY, to speak of, just enough to get by. But we do use a local credit union for what we have. I’m no financial whiz, but watch this little 4 minute video and see if you feel your hackles rearing up like mine did. And, if you’ve [...]
Math! Something Worked!
Have you been following my math saga? I must be getting old. I don’t think I had such drama teaching the older kids their math. Especially on Mondays. Especially on Mondays after having taken any time off for illness or any reason. Do any of y’all have that problem too? Grrr! I have started to [...]
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
In which I get all political . . . Shh, don’t look now, but this is a *person of color speaking at the inauguration of this country’s first President of color and he didn’t even mention the . . . um . . . who is that dude? You know, the one who is not [...]
We, the people…
President Barack Obama said in Turkey, ”We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.” Do you know the Preamble for your state? Alabama 1901, Preamble We the people of the [...]
The American’s Creed
by William Tyler Page I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon [...]
The Mayflower Compact
In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereigne Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britaine, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc. having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honour of our [...]
Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death
Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775. No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen [...]
The Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which [...]
