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Comment on Dad (unfinished) by Jeanne Stiny

Jeanne Stiny — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:53:30 +0000

What an interesting story…..brings back memories of visiting you at home, and how nice your parents were. My father is retired from the Ford plant, and also watched Archie Bunker on All in the Family as well…I look forward to more….

Comment on Dad (unfinished) by Ann Strohmeyer

Ann Strohmeyer — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:44:03 +0000

Virgil Strohmeyer was my father. He often talked about his cousin Ralph. He died last June 7 (2011) at 90. It was great to read about the Pennsylvania side of the family. My dad had 15 brothers and sisters (2 died before the age of 5). Only my uncle Regis (83) and my aunts, Martha and Billy (92) are still alive. Most of his siblings had 8-10 kids. There are a lot of us in Ohio.

Comment on Dad (unfinished) by Virgil Strohmeyer

Virgil Strohmeyer — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:41:08 +0000

Apparently, my father was the reason that your brother was named Virgil–even as he designated me so classically three years before your brother’s birth. However, I had the tale from Dad that he was named Virgil because my Grandfather was part of a group of motorcycle riders (perhaps a gang in 1921) among whom was a Virgil from West Virginia, and that unlucky Virgil met his end playing chicken with a freight train about the same time that my father was born the 8th of 16 to Ann Schirf-Strohmeyer.

I am now working in Washington at State and have lived extended periods overseas. I never used a car until my daughter was due some 16 years ago and always rode motorcycles or bikes, but I went in that direction before learning the story above.

By the bye, I found your blog by entering my name into the Italian search engine “VIRGILIO.” I have found it one of the best for bibliographical searches, and I wanted to know which of my books and articles were still in print. My father, Virgil, died in 2011 at the age of 90. He had nine children, of whom I am the eldest and we are all still living.

Feel free to write and to pass my name to Virgil–Arma virumque cano. Please tell me if any of the stories I think are true are less than really so.

Virgil

Comment on Dad (unfinished) by Cathy Schirf

Cathy Schirf — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:34:32 +0000

Thank you very much for this. It was a very kind thing to do for your father, and a nice preservation of history.

Comment on Book review: The Return of the Native by Bhomtalika

Bhomtalika — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:14:36 +0000

Its a nice story…………

Comment on Book review: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Tom Paine

Tom Paine — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:56:36 +0000

For one who convicts Ellis of such a bias view this review certainly has a certain swing. In fact the review only goes into the flaws of book rather than its remarkable accomplishments. Although the book does tend to show a different view than that of popular history (the version that tends to glorify Jefferson) that does not mean the book was ever “sloppy”. Ellis goes into careful analysis of historical documents and only offers his opinion to explain these findings. In fact your own review seems to be guilty of the very flaws it condemns, the bending of the evidence. Ellis does not put the blame of Adams presidency on Abigail’s shoulders, in fact he praises her political judgement numerous times. In fact he preludes Adams solo decision to send the envoy to France with “Ironically, the most significant … decision of the Adams presidency occurred when Abigail was recovering form a bout of fever” (p.191). Clearly this indicates that Abigail’s influence was beneficial, rather than the cause of Adams bad presidency.
Next time when you wish to attack the reputation of a far more accomplished historian than yourself in an area of expertise he specializes in, I humbly suggest you truly read the book, rather than just spew out your own preconceived notions of what History was “supposed” to be.

Comment on Everything You Need to Know about Periplaneta Americana by dlschirf

dlschirf — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:37:30 +0000

Good question. One non-academic source says their antennae break easily and do not grow back.

Comment on Everything You Need to Know about Periplaneta Americana by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:34:50 +0000

Very interesting information. Did you know if Madagascar Cockroach can regenerate their antennae. I own various and some of them lost their antennae. Thank you!

Comment on Everything You Need to Know about Periplaneta Americana by Dave

Dave — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:10 +0000

Great article!!

Comment on Dad (unfinished) by Virgil

Virgil — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:20:39 +0000

One year we had sunflowers all along the front of the trailer. They must have been 7 – 8 feet tall by the end of summer with huge sunflowers on top. Sunflower seeds were in that year.

Ah, yes. I pushed that lawn mower many times. Bare footed some times. Green feet and all. Even mowed the horseshoe course.