Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty by John B. Boles It’s back to school time, and that means I have time and the mental headspace to actually read a book.* * Books, to me, are nonfiction. Fiction is lame, unless its Jane Austen, and even then, a good film adaptation can do the trick. Some of you may remember that my dear beloved Angus liked to review books. Since he is no longer with us, I have to carry on the torch without him, knowing I can never do as good a job as he would. I really learned a lot about Jefferson from this book. TJ never held the same cache for me as other Founders, even though we have much in common: We both lived in Williamsburg, we both didn’t really like William and Mary…ok, so that’s it. Anyway, here are some of the things I remarked on, in no particular order: This was a very sympathetic biography, and the author begins by saying that we cannot judge Jefferson by modern standards: “As much as we might wish, Jefferson was not a modern man.” Fine dude...
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I'm a big fan of the closer "Scrabble, anyone?" I'm also going to add "confirm or ignore?" to my repetoire real soon. "Mary, would you like to get coffee soon? Confirm or ignore?"