Reeder Custom Guns - Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr 19 Aug 1785

Jim Taylor
Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr 19 Aug 1785
Sunday, February 02, 2020, 14:17

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprize, and independance to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks. Never think of taking a book with you. The object of walking is to relax the mind."

The phrase he wrote "stamp no character on the mind" has sure been evident ...

quiet on here today. Colleen said there is - gary reeder, 2020-02-02, 13:08
- I HAD THE CHOICE OF WATCHING THE - JT, 2020-02-02, 18:25
  - I cleaned up my reloading bench and did some - gary reeder, 2020-02-02, 19:24
    - Cleaning a loading bench? You must have caught a virus. (nm) - DinCA, 2020-02-03, 13:45
      - well, I very seldom clean my guns as I don't - Gary Reeder, 2020-02-03, 15:09
  - The Sacketts have been on here - DennisD, 2020-02-02, 19:05
- Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr 19 Aug 1785 - Jim Taylor, 2020-02-02, 14:17
  - AMEN Jim (nm) - gary reeder, 2020-02-02, 16:42
  - I'm relaxin' with my "Book of the 6.5 Achilles" (nm) - Doh!, 2020-02-02, 16:06
  - Good one Jim. (nm) - SPB, 2020-02-02, 15:45
  - now that is impressive (nm) - james, 2020-02-02, 14:33
- GO CHEIFS (nm) - Terry, 2020-02-02, 13:44
  - THE "CHEIFS" ARE NOT PLAYING BUT I - JT, 2020-02-02, 15:38
    - Not only are they playing, - Tom, 2020-02-03, 11:56
      - who cares? (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2020-02-03, 15:11
        I suspect the Hunt family does, they have been waiting 50 yr (nm) - jthomson, 2020-02-03, 17:43
- Ditto. It's about 80° and Sunny here. I've been out... - Huey, 2020-02-02, 13:12
  - 80 degrees IS summer! Lol (nm) - Jk, 2020-02-02, 15:57