Tommorow is Flag Day, New Colors.
As a matter of interest @308pirate s last command is in the fore of the picture, port of the Constitution.
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Tommorow is Flag Day, New Colors.
As a matter of interest @308pirate s last command is in the fore of the picture, port of the Constitution.
My lunch Manhattan...
Prescott had the flair for hats....
Charlestown Beach....
Prescott had the flair for hats....
Charlestown Beach....
ICE in a Manhattan????My lunch Manhattan...
Prescott had the flair for hats....
Charlestown Beach....
Horror
It was a long walk and hot....I like my ice.
Guessing you use that fag Martini glass.
Waiter asked what I wanted I said a Bulleit Manhattan not in a Martini glass but in a tumbler, with the ice.
Him - So you want it down?
Me - I dont want it in a Martini glass, I want it in a tumbler with the ice.
Well...
The proper construction of Manhattans aside, this inscription caught my eye -
When I was much younger, I would have read that and thought how those sacrifices were so much closer in Daniel Webster's memory, thought it a touching sentiment... and moved on.
As an older man, I understand that what he said there in 1826 is an obligation that gets passed down to each succeeding generation of Americans. It's our turn, our time, to take it up.
It's worth reading Webster's entire speech.
The proper construction of Manhattans aside, this inscription caught my eye -
When I was much younger, I would have read that and thought how those sacrifices were so much closer in Daniel Webster's memory, thought it a touching sentiment... and moved on.
As an older man, I understand that what he said there in 1826 is an obligation that gets passed down to each succeeding generation of Americans. It's our turn, our time, to take it up.
It's worth reading Webster's entire speech.
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Tommorow is Flag Day, New Colors.
As a matter of interest @308pirate s last command is in the fore of the picture, port of the Constitution.
The Boston skyline is conspicuous for the complete absence of Old Glory from any rooftop..............
My last command, sir:
