Tag Archives: History

Fireflies and Lightning Bugs

Posted on July 8, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

They are neither on fire, nor are they flies. They bear no correlation to lightning and they are simply not bugs. They are bioluminescent beetles, a species of winged insect. Yet we persist, none the less, in calling them fireflies … Continue reading →

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The Fourth of July – 2017

Posted on July 5, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

These are photographs of the last two American flags in the neighborhood. It just so happens I raised them both. I raised ours just before dawn out of a sense of nostalgia and respect for my brother’s political naïveté and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Government, Observations, Personal History, Plain English, Politics, Short Stories | Tagged 4th of July, History, Patriotism, Society, The American Flag, The Flag of the United States of America | Leave a comment

Something Went Terribly, Terribly Wrong

Posted on June 6, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

No one will ever know so much as one percent of my life’s experience. After all, if it’s not written, it’s simply not read. In my youth I opened a Passbook Savings Account at the local bank. It was my … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Credit Cards, Economics, Government, Observations, Personal History, Plain English, Politics | Tagged "The United States of America", Annual Percentage Rate, Banking, Banksters, Business, CD, Certificate of Deposit, Earnings, Economics, Finance, God, Government, History, Interest, International Banking, Investments, Money, Passbook Savings Account, Public Schools, Society, Truth, Usury | Leave a comment

We are a Nation of Immigrants

Posted on May 5, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

We are also a nation of suicides – do the math.

Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Expository Writing, Government, Human Sacrifice, Plain English, Politics, Suicide, Suicide | Tagged "The United States of America", Business, Competition, Economics, History, Humanity, Labor, Logic, Suicide, Truth, Unemployment, Work | Leave a comment

Pop Culture

Posted on April 15, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

Pop Culture? Holy Saturday Batman!

Posted in Capitalism, Expository Writing, Mass Media | Tagged "The United States of America", Batman, Batman & Robin, christianity, Culture, God, History, Holy Saturday, Mass Media, Pop Culture, Popular Culture | Leave a comment

Nazisploitation

Posted on March 20, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

Nuzzing . . . Nuzzing . . . Nuzzing . . . six destrroyahs . . . Nuzzing . . . SIX DESTRROYAHS! I don’t recall where it came from but this dialogue popped into my head when my brother … Continue reading →

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Mall of America’s First Black Santa 2016

Posted on December 4, 2016 by The Twentieth Man

Not sure if this is even newsworthy from the point-of-view of a child, but it’s been reported the Mall of America hired its first black Santa. This is hardly the first black Santa, by any stretch; salaried or otherwise, just … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Expository Writing, Justice | Tagged "The United States of America", Childhood, Christmas, Color, Culture, History, Judgement, Larry Jefferson, Mall of America, Naughty or Nice, Race, Racism, Santa Claus, The Age of Belief, Truth, Wisdom | Leave a comment

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