Unlike in North Carolina and Virginia, Maryland tobacco did not lend itself to mechanization. In the 1960s, almost all the work was still being done by hand, and at the end, by sons and cousins.
Thank you Bill! The truth is that we grew up in such a beautiful America🇺🇸. Before LBJ, we had peace and mostly harmony. It was such a blessing growing up in an Irish Catholic family who valued family, God and country over money or anything else. The money came in life due to our values and work ethic. I thank Our Lord Jesus everyday for the grace he has given us and thank God every day for the gift of being born an American 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I think that a lot of blue collar workers voted for Trump because his tariffs will likely force foreign companies to move production to the U.S. to avoid them. This will give workers decent jobs here that will ultimately lead to a better GDP and economy. Under harris/biden most of the jobs created were government jobs and they detract from the economy and just add to our debt. Will it be painful, hell yeah. Instead of the cheap goods we are addicted to from adversaries like China we will have to pay more for domestic industry but ultimately we will be independent and not reliant on dangerous foreign countries for our goods. Also, blue collar workers saw how the dems kept trying to buy votes at their expense such as transferring student loan debt of rich elites onto their backs even after the Supreme Court told them it was Unconstitutional.
Thanks for sharing a great remembrance. Hard work makes good men. Good men together with good women create good families. With enough good people a good country can be created and well maintained. No easy accomplishment in an over entertained, under worked, over regulated, godless society. God help us.
Thank you for a trip down memory lane…I grew up in Annapolis and moved away decades ago…but absolutely love the beautiful Chesapeake and especially the unmatched beauty of the Eastern Shore. (And Maryland crab cakes!)
During the Joe Rogan interview Trump said he would release the JKF files upon being reelected President. This will be the Litmus Test for his 2nd term. If he follows through this time its off to the races. If not, we know the CIA is/has been running the show. It's highly unlikely they'll be a smoking-gun because the CIA’s policy was to never put any reference to a state-sponsored assassination into writing. Furthermore, the CIA would never have turned over such a “smoking-gun” record to the National Archives in the first place, even if it wouldn’t be released for another 25 years. However, it is a virtual certainty that the secret records contain bits and pieces of circumstantial evidence that further fill out the mosaic of a regime-change operation. The CIA knows that assassination researchers are an extremely sharp and competent group of individuals and that they will scour those remaining records with a fine-tooth analytical comb. They know that if there is incriminating evidence, the researchers will find it. Let's hope he does the right thing this time. I for one really want to see this happen before I'm pushing up daisies :-) - The Disenfranchised Man
A Re Enfranchisement is a process. It has some of the hallmarks to emerge as a movement.
Soros & Son take steps to layoff 40% of worldwide staff at Open Society Foundations for “restructuring” to implement a new operating model AND plans to shutter its Hong Kong office, according to a Bloomberg report. Gamblers? Bad bets in Asia?
What a refreshing memorial to a past way of life. Like other readers who commented it’s personal. I myself grew up in the northern neck of Virginia. My step-grandfather was a waterman. My grandmother served homemade crab cakes, fish roe, and watermelon for breakfast. God bless the working and self sufficient people of America.
From another Oldgeezer – thanks for reminding me of the culinary joy an 8 oz. can of Tidewater herring roe freshly fried in Crisco, enjoyed while looking out the Goat Farm’s big picture window at the sun rising over the Rappahannock delivered. It’s a memory I hope I never leaves me - especially since that same can is $100+ a case – if you can even find it!
One big takeaway from this election; no one wants WW3. American's by and large abhor the Military Industrial Complex and their snake oil salesmen, Neocons. The Democratic Party just like Bush II's Republican Party learned this lesson the hard way; lay down with dogs and you're gonna get fleas. Neocons are rat poison. Trumps first act as President should be to haul Pompeo out to the National Mall and set the POS on fire. This is the only way to get through to these sick, demented, self-serving Jacobins. These MFERS are most definitely the enemy within.
Thank you Bill! The truth is that we grew up in such a beautiful America🇺🇸. Before LBJ, we had peace and mostly harmony. It was such a blessing growing up in an Irish Catholic family who valued family, God and country over money or anything else. The money came in life due to our values and work ethic. I thank Our Lord Jesus everyday for the grace he has given us and thank God every day for the gift of being born an American 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Amen my brother Steve. I remember those times well.
I think that a lot of blue collar workers voted for Trump because his tariffs will likely force foreign companies to move production to the U.S. to avoid them. This will give workers decent jobs here that will ultimately lead to a better GDP and economy. Under harris/biden most of the jobs created were government jobs and they detract from the economy and just add to our debt. Will it be painful, hell yeah. Instead of the cheap goods we are addicted to from adversaries like China we will have to pay more for domestic industry but ultimately we will be independent and not reliant on dangerous foreign countries for our goods. Also, blue collar workers saw how the dems kept trying to buy votes at their expense such as transferring student loan debt of rich elites onto their backs even after the Supreme Court told them it was Unconstitutional.
My father used to remind me that only the rich could afford cheap goods. The rest of us needed good things which lasted or could be repaired.
I bought a Stanley rabbet plane which was probably eighty years old for a project. It is still an excellent tool.
The B&D toaster only toasts one side of the bread and the Panasonic microwave just died this morning!
He was right.
We need to start with critical Medicines and Vaccines. That's not gonna be easy - BigPharma loves their skim...
Agreed we import almost all medicines or at least the raw materials from China and India.
Excellent nostalgic story giving us a break from money matters and politics.
Thanks for sharing a great remembrance. Hard work makes good men. Good men together with good women create good families. With enough good people a good country can be created and well maintained. No easy accomplishment in an over entertained, under worked, over regulated, godless society. God help us.
Now that is a big change in todays BPR. I do like the history of the land and people that helped build a life .
Thank you for a trip down memory lane…I grew up in Annapolis and moved away decades ago…but absolutely love the beautiful Chesapeake and especially the unmatched beauty of the Eastern Shore. (And Maryland crab cakes!)
During the Joe Rogan interview Trump said he would release the JKF files upon being reelected President. This will be the Litmus Test for his 2nd term. If he follows through this time its off to the races. If not, we know the CIA is/has been running the show. It's highly unlikely they'll be a smoking-gun because the CIA’s policy was to never put any reference to a state-sponsored assassination into writing. Furthermore, the CIA would never have turned over such a “smoking-gun” record to the National Archives in the first place, even if it wouldn’t be released for another 25 years. However, it is a virtual certainty that the secret records contain bits and pieces of circumstantial evidence that further fill out the mosaic of a regime-change operation. The CIA knows that assassination researchers are an extremely sharp and competent group of individuals and that they will scour those remaining records with a fine-tooth analytical comb. They know that if there is incriminating evidence, the researchers will find it. Let's hope he does the right thing this time. I for one really want to see this happen before I'm pushing up daisies :-) - The Disenfranchised Man
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SsXQysLc-Bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJpSpTc8m0
A Re Enfranchisement is a process. It has some of the hallmarks to emerge as a movement.
Soros & Son take steps to layoff 40% of worldwide staff at Open Society Foundations for “restructuring” to implement a new operating model AND plans to shutter its Hong Kong office, according to a Bloomberg report. Gamblers? Bad bets in Asia?
Regards,
Mark
OSInt Attribution (sorry, paywalled) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-08/soros-fund-management-to-shut-hong-kong-office-in-restructuring?embedded-checkout=true
What a refreshing memorial to a past way of life. Like other readers who commented it’s personal. I myself grew up in the northern neck of Virginia. My step-grandfather was a waterman. My grandmother served homemade crab cakes, fish roe, and watermelon for breakfast. God bless the working and self sufficient people of America.
From another Oldgeezer – thanks for reminding me of the culinary joy an 8 oz. can of Tidewater herring roe freshly fried in Crisco, enjoyed while looking out the Goat Farm’s big picture window at the sun rising over the Rappahannock delivered. It’s a memory I hope I never leaves me - especially since that same can is $100+ a case – if you can even find it!
Tidewater has a wait list.
If they can get any roe, it will be available sometime in May.
Cheers
Mark
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256403632361
See my comment to Ted below.
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Great read. Thank you!
That was an enriching article. Thank you.
Nice piece Bill. You should stick to writing this type of material and stay far away from politics and Israel.
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Great story Bill. Thanks for sharing - this whippersnapper learned some things.
On a side note - damn. A few of them are starting to figure it out...
https://x.com/CurtisHouck/status/1854568993689833774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1854568993689833774%7Ctwgr%5E25a9837cede384a7bd7dd201297e7b9937f74327%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2024%2F11%2Fbrutal-cnn-hosts-absolutely-silent-as-democrat-strategist%2F
Always good stuff brother!
Great story, Bill. You should write a book.
Absolutely wonderful story.
Thanx
I grew up in Tidewater Va on a family tree farm. Remember back breaking work trimming low growing trees and summer heat. Graduation high school 1967
One big takeaway from this election; no one wants WW3. American's by and large abhor the Military Industrial Complex and their snake oil salesmen, Neocons. The Democratic Party just like Bush II's Republican Party learned this lesson the hard way; lay down with dogs and you're gonna get fleas. Neocons are rat poison. Trumps first act as President should be to haul Pompeo out to the National Mall and set the POS on fire. This is the only way to get through to these sick, demented, self-serving Jacobins. These MFERS are most definitely the enemy within.
CW: Take a deep breath and you will feel a lot better!