Virginia Breeze

Tomorrow evening is the season finale of The Tudors.

Do you know what that means? Yes my friends. Henry VIII is going to have Ann killed. But that is not the unusual part. Lovers quarrel and kill each other all the time.

Henry on the other hand manages to kill his wife after he obtains a legal document granting him permission to do it. And he convinces thousands of his fellow citizens that it is a good idea for their queen to be beheaded.

They all have a party. And then she is escorted to the block and they watch as a guy with a mask chops her head off. A remarkable precedent is set and as we see in the next two centuries one that is not forgotten. First the queen. Then the king.

All of this pretty much blows my mind.

Ann should have known it was time to RUN long before this fateful day. Here is a portion of a love letter Henry wrote to her years earlier. There are love letters between the two that have been saved, ironically enough, in the Vatican Library. The love smitten King of England says. . .

“No more to you at this present mine own darling for lack of time but that I would you were in my arms or I in yours for I think it long since I kissed you. Written after the killing of an hart at a xj. of the clock minding with God’s grace tomorrow mightily timely to kill another: by the hand of him which I trust shortly shall be yours.”

Henry R.

Nice. He was probably trying to tell her something.

“I love you my dear. Run like a deer! I find it necessary to kill things when I am thinking of you.”

It really is a sad tale. And a true one. I have to give Showtime credit for making history come alive in this instance. I am sure there are lots of inaccuracies but history is full of those. I give them credit for trying.

Isn’t it ironic that these two produced one of the great rulers of all time in Queen Elizabeth I.

Here is some more information about Ann Boleyn and her life.

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/boleyn.html

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Do you enjoy history when it is brought to television? Are there any shows that you feel have been particularly well done?

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Beth and I had not been to the botanical gardens here in Richmond this spring so we went there this afternoon for a few hours. The weather is just about perfect today. It is warm and there is a very nice cooling breeze. The humidity is very low and our little corner of the world seems to be at peace.

Having this time together with her in such a beautiful spot is my idea of heaven on earth. And so we wandered down the paths while we smelled the wonderful smells and viewed the colorful plants.

Here is one of the photos I took as we went inside where they grow many of the flowers needing protection. They had the doors open today because it was so nice outside.

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Here is a slide show.

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I asked a bunch of SU friends to look at my Thanksgiving post and consider reviewing it. And only one person did. So all I can do is think that everybody else did not like it and it is not very good. And I certainly don’t want anybody to review it or give it a thumbs up if it is not good.

It is easy enough for me to imagine that it is just a very poor essay. And I’m not going to lose any sleep about it. But I thought it made some good points and so I’m confused about it. I will continue to think about it and try to figure out why it got such a poor reception. But I may never figure it out. Sometimes it’s difficult to be objective about your own stuff.

It would be helpful if I got some feedback. But I don’t suppose anybody is going to stick their neck out and do that for me. In any case today was one of the best days ever in terms of traffic. The SU Manifesto post made a comeback for some reason and really took off. I thought it was through doing anything and the Thanksgiving post was going to take off. That’s the entertaining thing about SU and blogging in general. It will surprise you and ruin your predictions.

Jordin Sparks was on Regis and Kelly today. I wasn’t here but my beloved wife taped it for me. She is such a good person to do that for me. Jordin did a nice job singing Tatoo and then told everyone that she doesn’t have a date for her Senior Prom. Isn’t that amazing? No one has asked her to the big dance. What an opportunity wasted. My son Zachary will go with her. I will buy him a ticket to fly out there. And of course I will need to go with him so he will have some company before and after the dance. Just let me know Jordin how you feel about this. Zach’s photo is in here somewhere. He’s big and handsome. He won’t be intimidated at all by your fame. He’s the perfect date. And lets email a few times so I can do an interview with you here on the old weblog!

Missouri is playing Kansas on Saturday. It’s going to be a great college football game. I predict Missouri is going to win. Kansas is favored by two points.

I need to go on a diet and we haven’t even started the holidays yet. I’m afraid to think about what my waistline is going to look like after Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. They say you can easily eat five thousand calories on Thanksgiving Day. Maybe almost double that! That’s a lot of calories. I wish I could stop eating so much. Theoretically I could stop putting so much stuff in my mouth. It would be good if I slowed down on the eating and speeded up on the Christmas shopping. What are the chances of this happening? Not good I am afraid.

One of my favorite blogger guys at Probloggersmatrix recently wrote that you should give your blog a year or two to be successful. That’s the first time I ever heard anyone talk about two years to get up to speed! I bet a lot of folks throw in the towel before the two years is up. I believe him when he says stuff like this. Things always seem to happen to guys who write about blogging and are followed by me. Not really bad things. But things that cause them to no longer write their blogs. The blog is sold. Or the blogger becomes ill and doesn’t write for awhile. I’ve been waiting for Probloggersmatrix to go on an extended vacation but so far it hasn’t happened. Maybe my blogging curse has run its course.

Let’s hope so.

Update: Did I just see that there is a song on Jordin’s new CD called …Virginia Is For Lovers. That’s not possible is it? No. It’s not according to this list which seems to be authoritative. Where did I see that?

Tattoo
		2.	One Step At A Time
		3.	No Air - (with Chris Brown)
		4.	Freeze
		5.	Shy Boy
		6.	Now You Tell Me
		7.	Next To You
		8.	Just For The Record
		9.	Permanent Monday
		10.	Young And In Love
		11.	See My Side
		12.	God Loves Ugly
		13.	This Is My Now - (Bonus Track)

Beth had a nice time exploring the shops in Edgartown while I wandered around outside taking pictures of signs. The sunny sidewalks, cool breeze and dry air made it all effortless as we spent a day together that was made for lovers.

Because being in your fifties means taking your time and having a good time in Edgartown.