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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: V
By Joel Thurtell More from General Grant’s sentry on how the Civil War was won: Man, what a jealous mistress is history. Once ya try to master it, yer in it fer good. An’ ya never do master history. History … Continue reading
Margaret Dunning: Still cruisin’
Five years ago, I rode around Plymouth in Margaret Dunning’s classic Cadillac for a Detroit Free Press story. Then, Margaret Dunning was 96 years old. I remember being thrilled as she turned the big Caddy north onto Sheldon and, with … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in history, People
Tagged antique cars, Cadillac, Dodge, Maragaret Dunning, Model A, Model N, Model T, old cars, Packard, Plymouth
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Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: IV
By Joel Thurtell General Grant’s sentry continues his narrative relating the true history of the Civil War: Hard to believe what a dingblasted dirty trick Facebook pulled on General Grant. An’ the general don’t even DO Facebook! Like a lot … Continue reading
Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: III
By Joel Thurtell We continue the saga of the Civil War as seen by General Grant’s sentry: General Henry “Old Brains” Halleck and General Grant were not Facebook friends. Maybe if the two generals had gotten together on social media, … Continue reading
Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: II
By Joel Thurtell We continue the saga of the Civil War as seen by General Grant’s sentry: What I like about General Grant is his common touch. It is easy to talk to him, even if what you have to … Continue reading
Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: I
By Joel Thurtell It is amazing the kind of things you run across in the journalism trade. Couple days ago, a guy stopped by the joelontheroad.com offices and showed us an old, tattered shoe box. Out of the box, he … Continue reading
High-cost CYA
By Luke Warm Professor of Mendacity University of Munchausen Aren’t you just in total awe of Herman Cain and his legion of high-priced lawyers and researchers working overtime to tarnish other people’s reputations so they can cover the ass of … Continue reading
Ace prevaricator: Herman Cain
By Luke Warm Professor of Mendacity University of Munchausen Students, I would apologize for once more violating my pledge to stick with the syllabus for this class, Mentirization 101. My scripture today normally would come straight from my textbook, “Lying … Continue reading
Matty Moroun: public servant
By Joel Thurtell I want to thank Matty Moroun and his heirs for the wonderful service they have performed for their fellow Americans. While most pundits are pillorying the Morouns for blocking construction of a new government bridge between Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Me & Matty
Tagged Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Manuel Matty Moroun, Matthew Moroun
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