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What is tattoo Tuesday about?
December 16, 2014
Today is the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, which took place at Griffin’s Wharf on the evening of December 16, 1773, with the tossing of about 92,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor. This was in protest to taxes imposed on tea sold in the colonies to help mediate the losses Britain suffered in the French & Indian War. The colonists’ view was that they were being taxed unfairly because they had no representation in Parliament where these tax laws were enacted.
Many of the protesters were Boston citizens of English descent, but men came from a wide area to participate in the Tea Party. The party participants were also of Irish, Scottish, French, Portuguese and African descent and came from as far away as Maine to participate.
The backlash from the Tea Party resulted in the closing of Boston Harbor and further penalties imposed on the colonists until the loss of the tea was reimbursed. These actions brought the colonists closer to revolution.
I thought it was interesting that, other than tea, no looting or destruction of any other property took place that night. How times have changed.
Another thing I found interesting . . . people who were loyal to the crown found the situation in the colonies increasingly uncomfortable. Many of them fled to Canada, back to Britain, (naturally) but also went to the Bahamas and Africa where they founded Sierra Leone. I did not know that.
More Boston Tea Party Facts here.
The tattoo:
And the Lego model – sorry, I can’t help myself.
Whose birthday do I note today?
November 26, 2014
Bat (Bartholomew) Masterson, born November 26, 1853 in Henryville, Quebec.
In 1873, Masterson left home and began working as a buffalo hunter and Indian scout in Dodge City, Kansas. Over the next decade, he worked intermittently as the Ford County sheriff (1877-79) and a deputy U.S. marshal (1879), but largely made his living as a saloonkeeper and gambler.
Masterson spent his later years in New York City. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him deputy U.S. marshal for the southern district of New York, a position that Masterson held until 1907. His enthusiasm for boxing and other sports led him to become a feature writer for Human Life Magazine, a sports writer, and eventually the sports editor of the New York Morning Telegraph. Biography.com
The story of Bat’s last shootout, before he turned to law enforcement, is chronicled here.
Generally thought of as an icon of the Old West, Masterson died in 1921. He suffered a heart attack at his desk in New York City where he was working as a journalist.
What am I noting on tattoo Tuesday?
November 25, 2014
We are coming up on the anniversary of the founding of Pittsburgh on November 27, 1758.
I thought this from Wiki was interesting:
Pittsburgh was named in 1758 by General John Forbes in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. Forbes was a Scotsman and it is conjectured that the pronunciation was originally intended to be /ˈpɪtsb(ə)rə/ PITS-brəor PITS-bə-rə(similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a township in 1771 and as a borough on April 22, 1794 with the following Act: “Be it enacted by the Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…by the authority of the same, that the said town of Pittsburgh shall be…erected into a borough, which shall be called the borough of Pittsburgh for ever.”
Above – panoramic views of the city by day and at dawn
Pittsburgh is interesting and close enough to home for a day trip. We will be there for Thanksgiving seeing family.
What do I remember, remember?
November 5, 2014The Fifth of November – Guy Fawkes Day . . .
The year was 1605 and some English Catholics were angry because the King of England, James the first, was treating them badly. In November 1605 a group of men made a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament (the government buildings) in London. An enormous explosion was planned for November 5th. This was the day that the King was due to open parliament. The plan is known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ and the leader of the group was called Guy Fawkes. The men put 36 barrels of gunpowder (a type of explosive) in the Houses of Parliament and they waited for the King to arrive. The group decided that Guy Fawkes should light the gunpowder and cause the explosion. Did they succeed? No, they didn’t. The police found the gunpowder before it exploded and they caught all the men involved in the plot. The men were tortured and killed. To celebrate his survival, King James ordered the people of England to have a bonfire on the night of November 5th.
A penny for the Guy
Go have a baked potato stuffed with butter and cheese, and be careful around the bonfire!
Whose birthday am I celebrating on tattoo Tuesday?
October 28, 2014
Dedicated on October 28, 1886, today is the 128th birthday of the Statue of Liberty, standing on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor. A gift from the people of France, the statue is 305 feet high, is composed of copper, wrought iron and steel, and was designed by architect, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. For “the true story of the Statue of Liberty, click this link.
Want more views? Visit the crown cam.
I remember traveling to NYC with my sister and two aunts when I was nine. We did all the tourist stuff including climbing to the top of the statue. I loved it.
And the tattoo:
What am I looking at?
October 22, 2014
If you stand underneath the Eiffel Tower at night, this is the view you will have.
And this is what it looks like in daylight.
The Eiffel Tower is my all time favorite building- edging out the Chrysler Building and the Terminal Tower in MHT.
Some facts:
The tower weighs around 10,000 tonnes.
There are just over 18,000 metallic parts in the tower, held together by 2.5 million rivets.
They were assembled by 121 workers, while 50 engineers and designers produced the blueprints.
It shrinks by about six inches in cold weather, and can grow by six inches on a sunny day.
It’s painted with 60 tons of paint every few years to stop it rusting.
It sways a couple of inches in the wind.
It’s the most-visited paid monument on Earth.
The photos and the facts are from Buzzfeed.
Scans of the original blueprints and a 360 degree tour can be found at the Eiffel Tower website.
What am I celebrating on tattoo Tuesday?
October 21, 2014
I am celebrating the launching of the USS Constitution on October 21, 1979. The ship was built in Edmund Hartt’s shipyard in Boston for a cost of $302,718.
On October 17, the ship was underway for her last trip around Boston Harbor until 2108. U.S.S. Constitution will be open for limited viewing until entering dry dock in March, 2015 for a three-year long restoration project that is estimated to cost between $12 and $15 million.
During the restoration, workers are expected to re-copper the ship’s hull, replace worn riggings, change out old planks on the gun and berth decks and make general repairs to the stern, bow and captain’s cabin. The ship is expected to be back in the water by 2017. By spring or summer 2018 it should return to its familiar spot on Pier 1 at the Navy Yard. Ref. Fox News.
U.S.S. Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned naval ship afloat.
Constitution ’s stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy’s role in war and peace through educational outreach, historic demonstration, and active participation in public events. As a fully commissioned US Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping the ship open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty US Navy personnel and the assignment is considered special duty in the Navy. Traditionally, command of the vessel is assigned to a Navy Commander. Constitution is berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston’s Freedom Trail. Ref. Wikipedia
And some tattoos:
Kudos for the full Boston –
What is tattoo Tuesday about about?
October 7, 2014
On October 7, 1806, carbon paper was patented by Ralph Wedgewood. According to TopTenZ, carbon paper and 9 other things, have been rendered obsolete by today’s technology.
From Wiki: Ralph Wedgwood (1766–1837) was an English inventor and member of the Wedgwood family of potters. His most notable invention was the earliest form of carbon paper, a method of creating duplicate paper documents, which he called “stylographic writer” or Noctograph.
The tattoo above represents a 60 carbon molecule “buckyball” unfolded. Says the tattooee . . .
I didn’t want to choose an ordinary representation of carbon for my…uh…lifetime ink commitment. Behold the carbon 60 molecule, which just happens to fit my idea and look ridiculously cool, especially when “unfolded.” I initially wanted the design to be small and discreet, but my tattoo artist thought it was such a cool design that he insisted I get it bigger. I’m happy I took his advice.
Others have opted for the symbol for the element Carbon . . .
and for a stylized representation of a carbon atom.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 