Julia wrote:
The thing is, the rank-and-file who were fighting weren't fighting for
slavery, they were fighting for their homeland. State loyalty was higher
in the south, and national loyalty lower.
So yes, the main impetus of the war was the preservation of slavery,
but that's not the
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Robert wrote:
You wonder why Texans think of themselves as tough?G Yesterday I
was
moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul
Doug wrote:
Robert wrote:
Yesterday I was moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul, lifting
furniture and all that for over 10 hours.
I'll bet. I was humping sod all morning Saturday, and digging in
the mud in the afternoon.
Boy, those sound *way* more fun than my day yesterday, spent drinking
beer
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Doug wrote:
Robert wrote:
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You Yankees just don't get it!G
I'm know that you are aware that the Civil War was a particularly
bloody conflict and many young lives were lost on both sides. Do you
think that even on the
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Jim Sharkey wrote:
Doug wrote:
Robert wrote:
Yesterday I was moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul, lifting
furniture and all that for over 10 hours.
I'll bet. I was humping sod all morning Saturday, and digging in
the mud in the afternoon.
Boy, those sound *way*
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Doug wrote:
It was eleven when I got back and I was soaked in sweat after walking up
the hill in 85° heat (and humidity that was probably still over 90%)
You really prefer this over N.H. Julia? 8^)
Yes. I prefer not to have to dig cars out of snow on a regular basis,
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Subject: So Austin
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I then went to a bar called Maggie May's and listened to a solo
guitarist
for about an hour before
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
You wonder why Texans think of themselves as tough?G Yesterday I was
moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul, lifting furniture and all that for
over 10 hours. Houston is much more humid than Austin and the temp where
I live was 104F.
About 2
Robert wrote:
You wonder why Texans think of themselves as tough?G Yesterday I was
moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul, lifting furniture and all that for
over 10 hours. Houston is much more humid than Austin and the temp
where I live was 104F.
About 2 hours into the moving I pulled a muscle
