- We visited my parents.
- We had lunch at Salsarita's (great new taco/Mexican restaurant) in Grensboro.
- We bought a new computer: one perfect for high-definition video editing.
- We went to the Greensboro Historical Museum (and my friend Johnny Yow told me about this last night so I gotta credit him for passing along the word) to see North Carolina's original copy of the Bill of Rights. It had been in North Carolna's possession until 1865 when it was stolen by a Union soldier (darned Yankees!). It was out of the state all this time until 2003 when some dude tried to sell it for millions, before it was taken in a sting operation. It was one of only 14 original copies made, along with the one at the National Archives and the ones belonging to the 12 other original colonies. If you wanna see it, better hurry: the show ends tomorrow afternoon and then it goes back to Raleigh, where Lord only knows when it'll go on display next.
- We went to Rice Toyota and three good fellas named Don, Vic and Mike helped us get a new car. After a month since my Corolla got totaled, I'm finally roadworthy again!
So all things considered, it was a productive day :-)
Glad to hear that you have wheels again. We miss 'em when they're gone, eh?
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ReplyDeleteWhat kind of computer and what features does it have?
"We went to the Greensboro Historical Museum to see North Carolina's original copy of the Bill of Rights. It had been in North Carolna's possession until 1865 when it was stolen by a Union soldier (darned Yankees!)"
Hey, we invoked the finders keepers losers weepers law of 1865!
It is interesting to note that in many areas of the South property deeds are only traceable to Reconstruction times. Many courthouses were burned during the war, either by local citizens attempting to hide assets from the occupying army or by Union troops intending to uproot planters from their land and redistribute their wealth to the newly freed citizens.
ReplyDeleteSo much for it being a "Civil" war...
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