tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post4450119049519417654..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Stapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-16390478375436386202009-10-24T21:28:52.659-04:002009-10-24T21:28:52.659-04:00Willek:
He established the first working single l...Willek:<br /><br />He established the first working single line long distance telegraph from Baltimore to Washington . The first message sent was "What hath God wrought?" from the book of Numbers ch.23 v.23 illustrating again why an education includes knowing the Bible. Other wise you might in just overhearing it assume "What hath got rot?"<br /><br />Morse was from Charleston Mass. and went to Phillips Academy.<br />...........Stape<br />............Stapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-18695511243137821042009-10-24T21:19:15.170-04:002009-10-24T21:19:15.170-04:00Philip:
I'll make the lists here thank you.
...Philip: <br /><br />I'll make the lists here thank you.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78946671077987696952009-10-24T21:18:07.986-04:002009-10-24T21:18:07.986-04:00Bob:
Did Tom and Becky Thatcher get lost in that ...Bob:<br /><br />Did Tom and Becky Thatcher get lost in that cave too?<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11577420274657537762009-10-24T21:17:24.131-04:002009-10-24T21:17:24.131-04:00Jan:
The internet really is fabulous for looking ...Jan:<br /><br />The internet really is fabulous for looking things up isn't it. A few years ago it would have taken you a long time to find Ossian. It is hard for me to be obscure anymore.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-3918129498193297202009-10-24T20:41:33.160-04:002009-10-24T20:41:33.160-04:00We got two pictures each done of the rock studded ...We got two pictures each done of the rock studded barrens yesterday and to;;day we painted in the pouring blowing rain. We started under a canopy but the rain was blowing almost sideways into our easels so we painted out of our cigar boxes from inside the van with the heater on, listening to symphonic variations and gorging ourselves on M&M Peanuts, The locals tell us the barrens are brighter right now than they have been so far this year... Just spectacular..<br /><br />Samuel Findley Breeze Morse might be who you are talking about. I did not think he invented the telegraph, but I know he invented Morse Code. I used to shoot ducks with his Great Great Great Great Nephew, Walter Morse, now, sad to say, departed from our company.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-76696088951509112462009-10-24T14:07:41.101-04:002009-10-24T14:07:41.101-04:00Your last photo with the easel by the pond looks S...Your last photo with the easel by the pond looks SO inviting. I want to be there.<br /><br />One thing that fascinates me is how each of us gets attracted to different kinds of knowledge, facts, incidents, music, whatever... Stape's list of important things to know is very different than mine. That's partly why I appreciate all his efforts with his blog.<br />It's a glimpse into someone else's world of favorites.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56465585309003167772009-10-24T12:06:32.517-04:002009-10-24T12:06:32.517-04:00I suppose we can skip Ossian, but without it Mende...I suppose we can skip Ossian, but without it Mendelssohn would not have written "Fingal's Cave." :-)Bob Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007673748065070945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60459959530620621222009-10-23T23:37:57.615-04:002009-10-23T23:37:57.615-04:00OK I had to look up Ossian, and then found the who...OK I had to look up Ossian, and then found the whole controversy fascinating, so thanks for that bit of enlightenment.<br /><br />In the not too distant past a great deal of what is on your list would have been the foundation of a typical education. Tragically that is not the case anymore.<br /><br />On the bright side, all this <br />information (including Ossian!) is just a few clicks away on the internet.<br /><br />An education far better than you could get in school is free and available for anyone with a library card, a bible and an internet connection. A few trips to the museum couldn't hurt either!Jan Blencowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436446226095902175noreply@blogger.com