Viva la Revolucion!

I watched a show on OPB the other night.

It was aboot John Adams. I have some new respect for the place he took in history. Had no idea just how important the part he took in the Revolution and the personal political sacrifices made in his one term as President.

From the same show, have lost some respect for Thomas Jefferson. Never heard about the dark slanderous side before.

But still the true history movie ending to the whole thing is great. Both originally excellant friends (Adams assigned Jefferson to write the Draft of the Declaration).......both then bitter rivels (competing for office of President and Jefferson paying members of Adams cabinet for slanderous information)......finally making peace with each other resulting in one of "the great written correspondences in the English language"......they both died on the 4th of July, the same year.

Adams final words....Jefferson survives....

History lesson for the day.


Pu'u O'o West Highcastle Lava, Big Island, Hawai'i, May 2005, by LHD