Ramblings & ephemera
From Shelby Foote’s The Civil War: Fort Sumter to Perryville (270):
[Confederate major general Earl Van Dorn] was convalescing from a bad fall suffered while attempting a risky ditch jump - he was an excellent horseman; his aide, required by custom to try it too, was injured even worse …
Posted on April 23rd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
Categories: history
Tags: civil_war, culture, history, military
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Recovering from an unbelievably violent & nasty stomach virus that emptied - and wore - me out. I hate being that sick.
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Saw the original Dawn of the Dead last night. Still an all-time horror/zombie classic. Gore, humor, satire, thrills, & more.
Setting up Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, & much much more, and it's incredibly fun & interesting.
Sitting with a sleeping baby nestled up next to your side is sure peaceful and pleasant. Especially when he gently squeezes your fingers. :)