Family history and legends

| April 6, 2004

Today is, of course, Tartan Day — with the concomitant Gathering of the Blogs. As noted two days ago, I am a descendant of Thomas Tupper, one of the founders of Sandwich, Mass. Since the 1600s, Tuppers have been all over North America, on both sides of the US-Canadian border. Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian […]

Quote of the Day

| April 6, 2004

Cornell University sponsors an “anti-God week.” Joseph Sabia objects: All we are sure of is that liberals really hate the Religious Right. Whether they can actually define this mass “stealth” movement is irrelevant to them; what is important is that they defeat these wild-eyed Bible thumpers before they pray again! And, if there’s time on […]