Brigid has an eloquent post for today.

[Solus]

A long but eloquent read

http://mausersandmuffins.blogspot.com/


An excerpt

We believe that because we've always been the dominant political and economic power in this country that it will always be so. Legions nod in affirmation to change and power shifts, believing that because it always has been, it always will be. We live as a nation on credit, buying with plastic, borrowing on faith. My folks paid cash for everything, not expecting their government or their neighbor to bail them out, and as such they survived the great Depression. They owned their own land and measured everything by soil and water and sweat, not stopping and whining if the tractor broke or the mule died. They went to war, leaving their legacy to a generation of strong women who would tend to it until their return. Passing on something you could hold in your hand, not press into an ATM machine.

 

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For those who have not read, Brigid rocks, Redheads and guns, have become one of my favorite things, did I mention she writes elegantly, with real life feelings and adventures, not to mention Great recipes and excellent pictures. Good place to stop by from time to time.