Not too long ago, as you may recall, I shared a few family stories here that had been handed down by my great grandmother’s cousin, Mattie Belle Wise (1892-1992). Well, I’ve got another family story to share with you today. This one, however, comes from my recently-discovered fourth cousin, Stephen Wise. [Stephen reached out to […]
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The story about my great, great grandfather nearly severing the leg of his brother with an axe
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged axes, Billy V. Wise, Caesarea Church of Christ, Elkhorn Creek, family history, fishing, Fox and Hounds, geneology, George Henry Wise, James Monroe Wise, James Monroe “Roe” Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Jennie Tucker Wise, John Anderson Wise, legs, Lexington, Long Branch, Minnie Wise, Minnie Wise Florian, Minorsville, Scott County, Seth Wise, Stamping Ground, Stephen Wise, Thomas Richard Wise, tobacco, trotline 6 Comments
Finding my family’s version of “Little House in the Big Woods”
Quite often, I find myself thinking things like, “If not for this one thing having happened, I likely wouldn’t be where I am today.” I wonder, for instance, if my father hadn’t gotten into an accident that kept him from shipping off for Vietnam, how my life might have turned out differently. Or I start […]
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As some Republicans begin to stand up against Trump and McConnell on white nationalism and gun control, the fight shifts to Walmart and the corporations underwriting Trumpism
It’s now been a few days since a white nationalist gunman took the lives of 22 people in El Paso and there are any number of things that we could discuss. I’m inclined to focus on Mitch McConnell’s continued refusal to bring House Resolution 8 to a vote in the Senate, but I really don’t […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Amy McGrath, Andrew Ross Sorkin, assault rifles, assault weapons, Ben Sasse, domestic terrorism, Doug McMillon, fascism, gun control, gun laws, H.R. 8, Joaquin Castro, John McCollister, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mass shootings, Michael R. Turner, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, money in politics, Nebraska, Nebraska Republican Party, NRA, Ohio, open carry, Parkland, Poway, racism, San Antonio, Tucker Carlson, universal background checks, Walmart, white nationalism, white supremacy 69 Comments