Stories from Thursday, November 26, 2009

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, but I wasn't...not nearly as much as I should have been. Thanks-giving, I mean. I was tired, already stressing over the upcoming Christmas preparations, mad at myself for putting off -- for yet another year -- buying presents ahead of time, and frustrated over my lack of discipline at the buffet table...

Battlefield Dispatches #190 145th Anniversary of The Battle of Mine Creek "THUNDER on the PRAIRIE" Sunday, October 25, 2009 marked the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Mine Creek that was the largest Civil War battle in Kansas and the 2nd largest "Cavalry" battle of the entire Civil War. ...