I'm responding to the post by ClaudeParis in the now-locked library thread. (At least I'm not asking when the library will be back online. :)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOn the eve of the USA's celebration of the War for Independence, I will remind ClaudeParis that the French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution, and that our first president, George Washington, was greatly admired in post-revolutionary France.At the sametime I must acknowledge the very great contributions made by France to the American Revolution, including by the French General Lafayette, who is a hero here in the USA.

Vive Le Lafayette Escadrille! And HI MIKE!

Vive Le Lafayette Escadrille! And HI MIKE!

Hello, ChairborneMy wife's great uncle flew in the Lafayette Escadrille -- and she isn't impressed in the slightest.On the other hand she's very impressed with her great grandfather's first cousin -- Buffalo Bill. (I'm not kidding, we have family photos.) But she didn't know that Bill Cody had been a Pony Express rider at age 16, on the most dangerous part of the route. He was a hero to me even before I learned that he was a relative of my wife's. He and her great grandfather grew up together, at least till the Great Man headed west.

I'm responding to the post by ClaudeParis in the now-locked library thread. (At least I'm not asking when the library will be back online. :)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOn the eve of the USA's celebration of the War for Independence, I will remind ClaudeParis that the French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution, and that our first president, George Washington, was greatly admired in post-revolutionary France.At the sametime I must acknowledge the very great contributions made by France to the American Revolution, including by the French General Lafayette, who is a hero here in the USA.

I never said the contrary, as far as I'm concerned I have rather a good knowledge of history and in particular of the USA one. I have even, during my college studies, learned in detail the US constitution and its antecedants and it took me some months I can assure you.Please don't take phrases out of their context: Here is what I wrote with an obvious wish to put some humour in a series of posts which as you will agree, turned out to be rather nasty in the end.!"To thinlk my country was the inventor of Revolution and sending guys to the block!!!!!! (well actually we had predecessors here and there but we were the first to do it in huge delivery!sorry for the approximate english!)"And I could add that even the USA were not the inventors because there has been many other revolutions perpretated well back in time before USA and France did anything! My black humour was to be related as you must have certainly noticed with the extract of the song the guys sung before the gates of Versailles in 1789 before demanding to Louis XVI to return to Paris. You can see the scene in Sacha Guitry's famous movie ;" Si Versailles m'

** Puts on "Bastille Day" by Canadian rock band Rush and CRANKS THAT PUPPY! **Hey, guys, I got some real good cake here...anyone wanna slice? Some gal dropped it off, Marie...what'shername, somethingorother, I don't know. She's not doing too well, she said something about losing her mind or head or something...Meh, there's always Prozac, she'll get over it. *Munch-munch*

(by the way in which part of Denver are you, I came a few times there where I have very dear friends)" sans rancune" :( :( :( Claude

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Nouveau mot, thank you.Fifteen years ago I lived five miles west of Castle Rock. At the time the town had one traffic light and no library. Today it is probably twenty times as large as it was then, and it has changed out of all recognition. Indeed Castle Rock now has its own suburbs extending at least ten miles to the east.I'm not complaining. The growth is simply a reflection of what a wonderful place Colorado is, especially Douglas County. Since you like Colorado, take a look at some of my photography.

Nouveau mot, thank you.Fifteen years ago I lived five miles west of Castle Rock. At the time the town had one traffic light and no library. Today it is probably twenty times as large as it was then, and it has changed out of all recognition. Indeed Castle Rock now has its own suburbs extending at least ten miles to the east.I'm not complaining. The growth is simply a reflection of what a wonderful place Colorado is, especially Douglas County. Since you like Colorado, take a look at some of my photography.

You're right, I came the first time to visit my friends in their new house in 99 ; when I came back in 2007 I could not recognize the place. What is your main occupation, if I'm not indiscreet? I don't suppose flightsim is ? May be I'm wrong.I checked your pictures. You have talent! congratulations. I remenber the Colfax avenue sign! I love the last one in the abstracts file. By the way eye in french spells "oeil"; just for the legend of "trompe l'oeil".I shot and edited myself a few of my hikes in grand canyon. if you want to watch them they are in my blog under the " randonn

Time to take this one on one conversation to PM or Email guys... have fun.