Glass Onion.

I told you about strawberry fields,

You know the place where nothing is real

Well here's another place you can go 

Where everything flows.

Looking through the bent backed tulips

To see how the other half lives 

Looking through a glass onion.

I told you about the walrus and me, man


You know that we're as close as can be, man--

If I gotta explain it to ya, Ya don't need to know.

Checkmate in "4"

I was on my way home from work and saw a yard sale.
 I hate yard sales but took a chance !
I snagged a cool chess set for $5 ---

I got to thinking what would the setup be like if it reflected the actual numbers in the war ?

Now then this ain't got no statistical back up, but I came up with this----

The South was out gunned and out manned !
And it still took em (The Yankees) 4 years to go 90 miles for a "Checkmate"

Just Sayin -----------

Just cause you are from up north ---

Just cause you are from you north don't make you a Yankee !
My good friend Wayne Rowe dropped by the other day and we had a wonderful time.

Wayne is from Rhode Island and is with the First Company Richmond Howitzer Reenactors.
You can check out their web page HERE .

A few years back we had a marker dedication for William Henry Tatum, Wayne put it together and I will be eternally grateful. You can see the photos HERE.

After a good chat about the Howitzers we went outside and had a blast --HERE .

I want to thank Wayne for his efforts in preserving our history, in a hostile land !

A Rough Ride and A Close Call !

A lot of Southern detractors have commented " What do they have to be proud of "?
Maybe this will help -----

It's Finished !

OK after fighting with formats, printers, 2 different photo shop programs, and other variables
it's finished !

14 poems, quotes from my ancestors and others, Flagger pictures, all in color.
 If you want a copy let me know -- Davtatum@aol.com.
It will be a $5 DONATION to the VA Flaggers, and 2 First Class Postage Stamps.

UPDATE !!!! The first printing has SOLD OUT, I gotta print some more !

This & That !

I've been kinda busy lately putting the finishing touches on my Booklet - "From A Confederate Heart"

 As it stands now it has 18 poems,some quotes from Confederate Soldiers, and a few pictures to accompany a few of the poems.

I'm going to ask $5.00 a copy + 2 first class postage stamps. $3.00 will go to the VA Flaggers, $2.00 will be used to cover my printing cost, and the stamps will be used to send you your booklet.

I ain't making a cent off the deal, but I wish to support the Flaggers.
I'm waiting on the Ink cartridges I ordered from E-bay to arrive and I will start printing them.
So if you would like a copy contact me at Davtatum@aol.com, It's a first come first serve type thing.
I can only print a few copies at a time cause I ain't rich, and I am going to do my best to print the books in color.
UPDATE --- The cheap e-bay ink is not giving me the quality I want, Hmmmmm ? another delay !!!!!
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Moving right along --Gov. Terry McAullife’s Lee-Jackson Day Proclamation =

Kevin Levin is yammerin about what he thinks is missing from this Proclamation.

Ya know, for an educated guy he is clueless !
he says - "Perhaps this proclamation falls in line with previous years, but it seems to me to be an exercise in saying as little about the cause for which they fought as possible."


Yeeeeesh ! Kevin it's a Lee-Jackson Day proclamation, NOT a Lee - Jackson, Reason(s) for secession day proclamation.

A Simple Definition.

"It was not the flag of the Confederacy, but simply the banner, the battle-flag, of the Confederate soldier. As such it should not share in the condemnation which our cause received, or suffer from its downfall. The whole world can unite in a chorus of praise to the gallantry of the men who followed where this banner led."

CARLTON MCCARTHY
PRIVATE SECOND COMPANY RICHMOND HOWITZERS