November 2018 – The Motley Moose

Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: William Howard Russell On the Civil War (Finally, Final!) 11/27/18

November 27, 2018 DoReMI 2

Reading the last four letters reprinted by Project Gutenberg (The Civil War in America, by William Howard Russell) was a soul-draining, but necessary, reminder that this is indeed who we are. What these letters show […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 25th through Dec. 1st

November 25, 2018 JanF 132

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Fighting Back: “Democrats won’t stand by and let shortsighted Republican policies destroy our planet and our future.”

November 24, 2018 JanF 6

Yesterday, in the Fridumpiest of Friday news dumps, the government released the FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT a document required by law to be prepared by agencies of the federal government. For Democrats, it […]

Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: William Howard Russell On the Civil War (2nd of 3) 11/20/18

November 20, 2018 DoReMI 3

I’m continuing with William Howard Russell’s dispatches to the London Times, written as he visited the United States at the beginning of the Civil War. Before I return to his reports, I want to share […]

A Boyhood Memory of World War II London

November 19, 2018 Diana in NoVa 6

Jack, left, and Don, right in 1939 Tradition says that anyone born within the sound of Bow bells is a true Cockney. My husband Don certainly qualifies on that score: he was born at Lambeth, […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 18th through Nov. 24th

November 17, 2018 JanF 108

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Fighting Back: “Democrats ran on delivering a Congress that works For The People. And we won.”

November 17, 2018 JanF 11

The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Gerry Connolly from Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee. Rep. Connolly: “the new House majority was elected to get things done for […]

Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: William Howard Russell On the Civil War 11/13/18

November 13, 2018 DoReMI 5

I had never heard of William Howard Russell before reading Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South by Christopher Dickey (h/t basket and janesaunt for the book recommendation). Russell is […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 11th through Nov. 17th

November 10, 2018 JanF 117

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Fighting Back: “Tuesday was a great day for the American people.”

November 10, 2018 JanF 7

The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat from Connecticut. He spoke of the victories that will allow Democrats to be in a better position to stand up for […]

Holding Vigil for One of Our Founding “Meeses” – Denise Velez (Updated)

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Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]