Thoughts on Early American History

Since I first read about early American history, I've thought that Aaron Burr had gotten an unfair shake from history. The more I learn about Alexander Hamilton, the more I think Burr did the fledgling nation a huge favor by killing Hamilton. I only wish the duel had happened years earlier, before Hamilton did the damage that he did.

Watching 'John Adams' this weekend has done nothing to dispel this idea. Hamilton was willing to let the young Republic die to feed his own ego. Surely we could find someone better for the ten dollar bill? How about Mark Twain or Will Rogers?

On second thought, I'll shush. People would probably insist on putting Reagan on the ten.

Good news, bad news

Good news: We were able to meet with a trainer and take Roxie to the vet, both at PetSmart.
Bad news: We were in PetSmart for over 3 hours. Kinda blew the day.

Good news: We may have diagnosed the issue with Roxie & CJ, to wit: an exchange of power is taking place. Roxie was the alpha dog, but CJ is taking over the role.
Bad news: Role switching doesn't usually involve vicious and injurious attacks. We have a long way to go here.

Good news: The Ravens won.
Bad news: I saw only the last six minutes. (See item 1)

Good news: My underdog picks in the NFL did very well today.
Bad news: I need it. I got clocked on college football.

Good news: I didn't sign up for the art fair that would have been literally blown away yesterday.
Bad news: I didn't get a chance to go to said fair today and visit friends or network. (See item 1) Didn't get to visit any of the other 3 fairs that are always held on this date and scout them for future shows either.

Good news: Watched seven episodes worth of Mad Men Season 1 in the last 24 hours. I didn't see it when it aired originally and we no longer get AMC.
Bad news: Still haven't seen the pilot episode. Downloaded it and burned it, but it turned out the (unlabelled) torrent was for an Italian version of the show. Spanish I can fudge, but not Italian. Dammit.

Good news: I remembered to do the laundry.
Bad news: Doesn't mean I remembered to take it out of the dryer.