Well, it has been quiet. I changed jobs and this new one has me jumping. I am doing things I "thought" I had done before but apparently not. It is different being a Program Manager and having to fly a desk than being the Superintendent out there on the deck plates making things happen. i figure i have about 3 1/2 more years of this in me. Why you ask? I turn 62 in 3 1/2 years and I am done doing this. I won't quit working...that leads to an early grave. i am just not going to do ship repair anymore.
Truth be told, it is the last thing in the world I wanted to do when I retired from the Marine Corps. The agreement between me and the commander in chief (wife unit #1) was that upon retirement, we would move to where the job was. I did not get the memo apparently because i soon found out that the job was here...she wasn't moving. Who would have thought that 8 moves in 10 years would do that to someone?!?So, after 3 very frustrating months of job searching.....ship repair it was. I got to admit...it is a steady career. The US Navy breaks them faster than we can put them back together.
So, enough about that nonsense. I was perusing the used books for sale at the local DAV thrift store and came upon a reprint of a book written in 1848.
The original title of the book is "Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence: the Declaration Historically Considered; and a Sketch of the Leading Events Connected with the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation and of the Federal Constitution." by B.J. Lansing.
Have you ever noticed that titles of books from back then have LONG titles? It is almost like they invented dust covers for books so they could print a brief synopsis of the book on the flap instead of having these long titles on the cover!
Either way, I thought to myself "What a great thing for a post on my long ignored and suffering blog....I will read this book and write a brief paragraph or two about each of the signers: what they did before signing and what happened to them after they completely and thoroughly pissed off King George III with their impudent behavior.
Aside from giving me something to do, it will provide all 3 of the readers of this blog with some insight to how the signers of the declaration faired after basically telling the most powerful nation in the world at that time to pound sand. Did they lose their fortunes? Were they hunted down like treasonous swine and imprisoned? I suppose you will have to wait for the answers to those and other burning questions until next time. I will endeavor to provide my dear 3 readers with prompt updates as I read this book. So...stay tuned.
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