tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post9058661693656668530..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: CC's lay serviceChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-75500188339678123652008-11-09T21:34:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:34:00.000-05:00Good stuff.For a famous example, the Battle of New...Good stuff.<BR/><BR/><I>For a famous example, the Battle of New Orleans was fought a full two weeks after the treaty of Ghent was signed in Belgium. </I><BR/><BR/>My favorite example, because it has turned into something kind of sweet, is that Texas was so far away from where decisions were being made at the time of the Civil War, that the Battle of Palmito Ranch, was fought in Texas a month after Lee's surrender (that's not the sweet one) and that Texans supposedly didn't hear of the Emancipation Proclamation until June 19 -- giving rise to Juneteenth, the modern holiday commemorating freedom from slavery.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-58487122303900055022008-11-09T19:55:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:55:00.000-05:00Is "Whateverism" a close relative of Consumer Hedo...Is "Whateverism" a close relative of Consumer Hedonism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-30082360718570919742008-11-09T17:52:00.000-05:002008-11-09T17:52:00.000-05:00Very nice, CC.Very nice, CC.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711055149111463847noreply@blogger.com