Broster- A combination of a bro and a hipster. Has the party loving attitude of a bro but the pretentious taste of a hipster.
Surprising History: Abraham Lincoln was not the keynote speaker when he delivered his roughly 2-min speech – The Gettysburg Address. That honor as a footnote of history belongs to former Secretary of State and Harvard President, Edward Everett. Everett’s speech lasted a full 2 hours and contained everything from anecdotes of the ancient Greeks dramatic roll back of the Persian invasion to a detailed account of the significance and tragedy of the battle of Gettysburg.
“It is in reality a war originally levied by ambitious men in the cotton-growing states, for the purpose of drawing the slaveholding border states into the vortex of the conspiracy,”
– Edward Everett
Clearly, short and sweet is a good strategy. (Extreme Example - President William Henry Harrison’s 1841 inaugural address was 8,445 words, took two hours to read in the rain, and led to him falling ill and subsequently dying in 30 days; Short and Sweet is great for eloquent speeches but bad for Presidential terms).
Good News: Southwest Airlines donates plane to fly homeless animals from hurricane ravaged Houston. Low Fares, Nothing to Hide AND SAVES PUPPIES! Classy Airline.
Book Recommendation:
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
By Candice Millard
A fantastic adventure read that is even more compelling as it is a historical account of the true journey of one of the most fascinating U.S Presidents. After losing the 1912 presidential election, Roosevelt sought to boost his morale with what he often did through travel and adventure. However, this trip involved a dangerous rafting trip down an uncharted river deep in the Amazon Jungle which was sure to have a very uncertain outcome. Along the way the crew encountered treacherous rapids, pestering insect bites, limited food/rations, disease, exhaustion and unsettling interactions with local indigenous populations. The differing opinions among the team in regards to interacting with the uncontacted indigenous population is an important point that is still relevant today in Brazils struggle to protect these tribes. It is truly remarkable to envision how large the Amazon is when 100 years later there are still uncontacted tribes that face even the same challenges. A fascinating historical figure new to me from this book was Brazilian Explorer Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, who is famous for his exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin, and his lifelong support of Brazilian Indigenous populations. He was the first director of Brazil’s Indian Protection Bureau and would be proud and supportive of organizations like Survival International to protect these tribes.
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