By The Rude Bridge That Arched The Flood

"Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here." 

--Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British Troops (attributed), 19 April 1775

God Love Her

Toby Keith,"God Love Her."

Fifty Years of Human Spaceflight

Here's to happier anniversaries - fifty years ago today, the first man traveled into space and orbited the Earth. Yuri Gagarin was the first - and poured gas rocket fuel onto the heated Space Race.

It's also the thirtieth anniversary of the first flight of a space shuttle, the Columbia, on April 12, 1981.

Happier days for the US space program.

Fifty years - more than enough time for some unique rituals to develop.

(Thanks to Moe Lane for the reminder.)

Paper Airplane

Alison Krauss and Union Station - Paper Airplane by Rounder_Records

Alison Krauss & Union Station, "Paper Airplane."

Comes out today! So, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Target...