tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post1390897110269496500..comments2024-03-27T20:34:04.805-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: Teddy Roosevelt (American Experience on PBS)Kay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-62685821666029771352018-01-21T15:03:37.117-05:002018-01-21T15:03:37.117-05:00I've caught up with myself, Kay! I just menti...I've caught up with myself, Kay! I just mentioned the explosion in my last comment ~ LOL It was the biggest manmade explosion prior to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima ~ six million pounds of high explosives. It was a big boom!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-21953302626812058032018-01-14T09:43:01.284-05:002018-01-14T09:43:01.284-05:00He WAS a fascinating, complex person but not too m...He WAS a fascinating, complex person but not too many Americans have ever taken the time to get to "know" him. It is their loss!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-58214887539344638462018-01-11T14:19:15.600-05:002018-01-11T14:19:15.600-05:00I really don't think there is anyone quite so ...I really don't think there is anyone quite so interesting as TR. There are wonderful biographies about him and they read like page-turning fiction. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-8587259005359025142018-01-10T21:44:34.650-05:002018-01-10T21:44:34.650-05:00We all know that we can't live forever but it ...We all know that we can't live forever but it is still hard to lose folks that we admire so much! Tsk, tsk...don't think of "your turn"! Live for today, my friend! Seize the day! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-86852622236624735882018-01-10T21:40:35.303-05:002018-01-10T21:40:35.303-05:00The show was good but I thought it could have been...The show was good but I thought it could have been better. If only AMerican Experience knew to call me and asked for my editing advice! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-56508111108937403322018-01-10T19:37:34.044-05:002018-01-10T19:37:34.044-05:00Never knew that about T.R. and the Amazon. You kno...Never knew that about T.R. and the Amazon. You know you are getting old when all your musical heroes are kicking the bucket. Last few years I've been thinking, nearly every month, damn, that's another one gone. Soon be my turn :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-46794499763545039042018-01-10T19:29:34.880-05:002018-01-10T19:29:34.880-05:00I missed the show but will keep my eye open for a ...I missed the show but will keep my eye open for a possible rerun. The links explain a lot. I'll show Lynette. I'm sure she'll love it.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-26533999734109895102018-01-09T21:32:39.169-05:002018-01-09T21:32:39.169-05:00I am also very grateful for the work in did in giv...I am also very grateful for the work in did in giving us our National Parks!<br />It is very sad to think of him losing his wife and mother, I think it was on the same day, I read that it was 11 hours of each other, perhaps that is where you are thinking of the number 11. No matter what time, it would have been a terrible thing for him.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-110429373600728182018-01-09T21:28:50.520-05:002018-01-09T21:28:50.520-05:00I love history! You know I do!! The story of the H...I love history! You know I do!! The story of the Hallifax Explosion is something that I had never heard of until I read about it on some of the Canadian blogs. 136.7 miles away, and your grandmother heard it, that is amazing.<br />Take care, Louise and hope you are feeling great! xKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-73348547661386324902018-01-09T21:26:01.610-05:002018-01-09T21:26:01.610-05:00Thanks for telling me about the David McCullough b...Thanks for telling me about the David McCullough book! Remember how much I loved his book about The Wright Brothers? I saw that he had written one about TR and of course, I promptly forgot it, so thanks for reminding me! I want to read it!<br />We are big fans of The Moody Blues, as a family, we have seen them several times in concert, we love them!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-18641251736279037682018-01-09T21:23:31.358-05:002018-01-09T21:23:31.358-05:00Yes! I thought that was good too. FDR was fascinat...Yes! I thought that was good too. FDR was fascinating to me too, he had a Georgia connection, he had a special place here in Warm Springs. He loved it. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-36399734908909589142018-01-09T16:38:36.992-05:002018-01-09T16:38:36.992-05:00I have seen a documentary on Teddy Roosevelt and r...I have seen a documentary on Teddy Roosevelt and remember being amazed at his accomplishments. I'm very grateful for his creating national parks. So sad that his wife and mother died within 11 days of each other.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-42494712987015588182018-01-09T14:03:10.815-05:002018-01-09T14:03:10.815-05:00Hi, Kay! As I get older, I'm becoming more in...Hi, Kay! As I get older, I'm becoming more interested in history. I didn't realize that TR was the youngest president ever, and his Amazon expedition sounds fascinating. I'm currently reading about the Halifax Explosion in 1917. My grandmother heard the explosion which occurred 220 kms or 136.7 miles away (driving today) from here. I was shocked to hear that Ray Thomas had died. The MB's are one of my all time favorite groups. I hope that you are having a great day! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-46196272568509739542018-01-09T10:52:31.779-05:002018-01-09T10:52:31.779-05:00I will certainly watch this. TR was one of my gran...I will certainly watch this. TR was one of my grandfather's heroes and I heard a lot about him growing up. Also I read a great biography of him, quite a few years ago, David McCullough's Mornings on Horseback...<br />So sorry to learn about Ray Thomas. The Moody Blues were part of my twenties...Long ago.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-3795554839712710862018-01-08T18:58:58.302-05:002018-01-08T18:58:58.302-05:00Did you watch that PBS series on the Roosevelts? I...Did you watch that PBS series on the Roosevelts? I was only able to watch the first episode, but it was about Teddy. Fascinating life of hardship, loss and triumph.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-60234176665744712942018-01-08T18:48:52.116-05:002018-01-08T18:48:52.116-05:00Good! I am glad that you now know to watch it!
I ...Good! I am glad that you now know to watch it! <br />I also love TR and I wish we had more leaders like him today.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-66728080224929454142018-01-08T18:47:56.114-05:002018-01-08T18:47:56.114-05:00I know, Ad-Man, the Moody Blues have always been a...I know, Ad-Man, the Moody Blues have always been a favorite of this household, including our son!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-8957105759920246662018-01-08T18:46:57.701-05:002018-01-08T18:46:57.701-05:00WE have T.R. to thank for our national parks!!
I ...WE have T.R. to thank for our national parks!!<br /><br />I love the Moody Blues, have seen them many times in concert, and they were just great.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-3533684810778680642018-01-08T18:45:52.927-05:002018-01-08T18:45:52.927-05:00Yes, they BELIEVE that the Teddy Bear could be nam...Yes, they BELIEVE that the Teddy Bear could be named for Teddy Roosevelt but I think that Europeans might disagree with us about that! LOL!<br />The photo is from a lake at the Georgia International Horse Park, here in Rockdale County...they had some of the events in the 1996 Summer Olympics there! (The horse events, that is!)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-32686011735983632072018-01-08T18:43:41.145-05:002018-01-08T18:43:41.145-05:00Oh! I hope you get the chance to read it, it is an...Oh! I hope you get the chance to read it, it is an amazing book!<br />If you should ever win any money with this question on our Presidents, you should send me some money! (Or else Hamlet chocolates!!)<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-89136706936994746752018-01-08T18:40:48.923-05:002018-01-08T18:40:48.923-05:00Oh, I looked her up! It mentioned the song "M...Oh, I looked her up! It mentioned the song "My Way". I just asked Richard, "Was that song in French originally?" and he said, "Yes, and Paul Anka is the one who translated it badly." <br />France Gall was a lovely woman with a beautiful voice. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-73509617885293131972018-01-08T18:34:08.828-05:002018-01-08T18:34:08.828-05:00History was my favorite subject, no wait..it was F...History was my favorite subject, no wait..it was French...doggone it, I loved everything except any MATH class!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-75821853647332186962018-01-08T17:06:44.684-05:002018-01-08T17:06:44.684-05:00THANK YOU! I didn't read it, but Tom did, and ...THANK YOU! I didn't read it, but Tom did, and I love anything to do with TR.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-55881848754328485392018-01-08T13:15:20.176-05:002018-01-08T13:15:20.176-05:00Moody Blues, what a band, what a loss!Moody Blues, what a band, what a loss!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-25833861818466211852018-01-08T11:26:32.030-05:002018-01-08T11:26:32.030-05:00Theodore Roosevelt’s whole life needed no embellis...Theodore Roosevelt’s whole life needed no embellishments!<br /><br />So sorry to hear about Ray Thomas, my condolences to his family, friends, and fans.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.com