• Independence Day.

    Did you know that The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776? Did you know that the resolution that led to the writing of The Declaration of Independence was passed by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776? Did you know that the original resolution was introduced to the Second Continental Congress by Richard Henry Lee in June of 1776? Did you know that the only person to actually sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was the president of the Second Continental Congress, John Hancock? Did you know that George Washington was elected the commander of the Continental Army by the First Continental Congress in June of 1775, more than one year prior to the writing of the Declaration of Independence? Did you know that the representatives from New York did not vote on the original resolution until after July 4, 1776? Did you know that New York had more loyalist leanings, and was not as eager to vote yes on the resolution? Did you know that New York agreed to abstain from voting in order to preserve a unanimous vote, but that they later voted yes anyway, after July 4, 1776? I’m not entirely sure those things about New York (I wasn’t able to verify it with more than one source), but don’t take my word for it, look it up.

  • And then there’s the Pergo…

    No new news on that front. The floor is still in the same, unfinished state, as when I last wrote here. Everywhere I turn, there’s a reminder that I haven’t finished – and then I leave the room and I put it behind me.

  • A coworker’s party.

    The life of a married couple, as experienced by me and my bride, is not one fraught with the kind of excitement you might read about in the news. We find pleasure in the company of each other and others. Well, maybe not as many “others” as we would like, but that’s o.k. The highlight of our social calendar is usually the occasional coworker party or get together. One such even transpired this weekend, and it was nice. This week, it was Cheryl’s turn to introduce me to her new coworkers. It turns out that one of her coworkers lives right down the street, so we probably didn’t even need to drive (we did anyway – it’s summer in Florida for crying out loud!). A half dozen or so of her coworkers and their spouses got together for a nice lunch. Avoiding the pitfall of many such events, topics of conversation tended to avoid work specific items, so it was easy to feel included. I probably didn’t take advantage as I should have, but that’s just me. It’s nice to put a face and a personality behind the names I’ve heard about.