It Was 200 Years Ago Today . . .
Centennials, Bicentennials, Tricentennials . . . I find them all very exciting. They jump start my imagination. Every day something happened exactly one hundred years ago or two hundred years ago or three hundred years ago or five hundred years ago or one thousand years ago.
It was 200 years ago today that Abraham Lincoln was born. I celebrated by attending a presentation by CSUEB Emeritus Professor Gerald Henig who discussed "Abraham Lincoln: An Uncommon Common Man." Professor Henig was my favorite history professor--I took three classes from him, including one on Lincoln. I graduated a long time ago, but today I left wanting to take some history courses and wondering how anyone could not love history.
Happy Birthday Abe. Thanks for everything. And Happy Birthday to you, too, Charles!
These Are a Lot of My Favorite Things !
- A Really GOOD Hamburger
- AAA Trip Tiks
- American History
- Anne of Green Gables (Canadian Television Production)
- Antiques Roadshow (TV)
- Anything My Cousin Florence Cooks
- Apple Farm Inn in San Luis Obispo
- Apple Hill
- Apples - See My Apple Room Slideshow on the Right
- Aprons - The Old-Fashioned Kind from the 30's, 40's, 50's
- Avocados
- Babies
- Big Band Music
- Big Cities
- Bill Bryson
- Boston
- Breakfast for Dinner
- Broadway Musicals
- Bull Durham (Movie)
- Calendars
- California Gold Country
- Casper's/Kasper's Hot Dogs
- Chess Pie from Neldam's Bakery
- Clotheslines
- Clotted/Devonshire Cream
- Coloring in Coloring Books
- Corner Gas (TV)
- Dill Pickles
- Diner Memorabilia
- Disneyland
- Esther Williams & Van Johnson Movies
- Fireworks
- Flowers--White Geraniums, Roses of All Colors, Wildflowers, Pansies That Look Like Little Faces, Bougainvillea, Freesia--Is There a More Glorious Fragrance?
- Formal Dining Rooms
- Frasier (TV)
- Garlic
- Genealogy
- George Strait
- Gidget, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Gidget Goes to Rome (Movies)
- Going to the Zoo
- Gooey Cinnamon Rolls
- Google
- Gooseberry Patch
- High Tea
- Holidays--All of Them!
- Honey & Lexie - Two Very Sweet Maltese
- I Love Lucy (TV)
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- June Allyson & Van Johnson Movies
- Kaspers/Caspers Hot Dogs
- Magazines
- Meet Me in St. Louis (Movie)
- Movie Musicals
- Movie Popcorn at the Movies
- My Family
- My Friends & I - Niles, California
- My Mother's Macaroni Salad
- New Orleans - At Least My Memories of It
- Old Time Radio Comedy Shows - Especially Burns & Allen and Jack Benny
- Olives - Especially My Newly Discovered Mezzetta Mediterranean Olive Antipasto
- Polka Dots
- Skylines
- Small Towns
- Snowmen
- Sourdough Bread
- Sunsets
- Susan Branch
- Susan Rios
- Taking Pictures of Signs--Yes Signs
- The 3 Thirties
- The Andy Griffith Show (TV)
- The Beatles
- The Big Bang Theory (TV)
- The Carousel of Progress - Formerly at Disneyland - If You Were a Fan, Check Out the Updated Version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKz6qdexetY
- The Grand Canyon
- The Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale
- The Odd Couple (TV)
- The Season of Autumn
- The Way We Were (Movie)
- Thomas McKnight
- Top Chef (TV)
- Traveling
- TV Food Network - Especially The Barefoot Contessa; The Neeleys; Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
- Venice, Italy
- Walnuts
- Watercolors
- What I Do for a Living--i.e., My Job
- When Harry Met Sally (Movie)
- Where the Boys Are (Movie--the Original)
- Where's George
- Window Flower Boxes
- Wrapping Presents
- YML
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