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Quote of the Day: Hello, Baby!
I was sitting here not getting much writing done, spending more time harassing the cats than pecking away at the keys, when I thought I should do something more productive. And it is my day to put up a quotation. I started hunting for a good quotation. Often, I start by looking at the list of events for a date in Wikipedia. Anyone important or quotable have a birthday? Anyone quotable die today? Nothing there was striking my fancy. But I did note that it was the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Ox Hill. Maybe I could quote one of the commanders?
Now, you may not be familiar with the Battle of Ox Hill. It probably happened before you were born, unless you’re a vampire like Elon Musk (allegedly). Or it may be because you know it by a different name. It’s a funny thing about the Late Unpleasantness, but depending on when and where you grew up, there were different names for everything that happened then, including the name of the war itself. My eldest aunt was born in 1918. When she went to school in Georgia, that war was taught to her as The War of Northern Aggression. By the time my mother went to school twenty-one years later, the teachers had mitigated it all the way down to the War between the States. If you’re a Yankee, bless your heart, you probably know that war as the Civil War. And, maybe you know that battle as the Battle of Chantilly.
Southerners named the battle after where it occurred: Ox Hill. The Yankees, not knowing the territory, named it after the nearest big plantation. Chantilly Plantation later grew into a town named Chantilly, Virginia. But back then, it had been named for another plantation elsewhere in Virginia that had belonged to the father of Mrs. Stuart, the co-owner. Mrs. Stuart had been Miss Lee at an earlier point in her life, and her father was Richard Henry Lee. We could trace the name back further, but eventually, our trail will lead to Chantilly, France.
Chantilly, France immediately makes me think of Chantilly lace, which makes me think that I am about to commit another audio Quote of the Day. Take it, J. P.:
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Published in Group Writing
Some will call the things cited in Arahant’s post the eccentric ramblings of a very gifted mind. On the other hand, many other people, equally impressed with novelist and Grand Vizier of the PIT, Arahant, consider his writings to be the gifted ramblings of a very eccentric mind.
Either way, it was a ramble.
I think there’s a song, too, about that kind of guy.
But a well written and enjoyable ramble.
Thank you.
Johann Pachelbel was baptizedbon September 1 [OS], 1653 in the Free Imperial City of Nuremburg.
Here’s a musical quote for you:
The biggest challenge in performing the Canon in D is keeping the cello player awake.
Yep. I’ve done that ground on a recorder.
You knooooooow what I like!
Lucky #13! I got to up-vote your post!
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The small site that Fairfax County (maybe Virginia?) put aside for the Battle of Ox Hill is a great site. The battle itself was during a bad thunderstorm and a number of Union officers were killed. I highly recommend the site if you’re in the Fairfax area. Singing Chantilly Lace while there is optional. Thanks for the post.
The Union lost. The park will soon be gone.