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Monday, May 20, 2013

The I'm just sayin… Top 421 Books of All-Time Countdown (111-100)

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Coal Heaver William Madden (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the USS Brooklyn. His citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during the successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Stationed in the immediate vicinity of the shell whips, which were twice cleared of men by bursting shells, Madden remained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

Ordinary Seaman Edward Maddin (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on January 9, 1876, on board the USS Franklin. His citation reads:

Serving on board the U.S.S. Franklin at Lisbon, Portugal, 9 January 1876. Displaying gallant conduct, Maddin jumped overboard and rescued one of the crew of that vessel from drowning.

Sergeant James Madison (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on March 2, 1865, at Waynesboro, Virginia. His citation reads:

Recapture of Gen. Crook's headquarters flag.


I have been asked why we didn’t post a video of Maverick and the Kids singing Happy Birthday to Alan on my blog post yesterday. First, the kids were able to sing to him live on Saturday. Second, Maverick was… how can I say this… a little mad that he wasn’t invited to Alan’s party. I tried to tell him that Alan wasn’t to blame for this (Aunt Yvonne was), but he was too mad to sing. So that’s why we didn’t do it.


The I'm just sayin… Top 421 Books of All-Time Countdown

111 Byrnes Downs, South Carolina: Images of America Series by: Donna F. Jacobs  *A nice look at a subdivision close to where my Dad grew up.*

110 Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan by: Del Quentin Wilber  *A GREAT look at the shooting of President Ronald Reagan.  It talks about how close he really came to death.*

109 The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  *I read all of the Sherlock Holmes books during the second semester of the freshman year at Winthrop... it was after my roommate moved out and took his TV with him.*

108 The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds by: Joe Posnanski  *A great book about one of the greatest teams in baseball history.*

107 Dan Rooney: My 75 Years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and The NFL by: Dan Rooney 

106 The Mark: The Beast Rules the World by: Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins

105 Ric Flair: To Be The Man by: Ric Flair 

104 The Big Show: Inside ESPN's SportsCenter by: Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick   *This is a pretty funny book.  A couple of stories had me laughing so hard I cried.  They were one of the best SportsCenter duos.

103 Harry Potter: And The Chamber of Secrets by: J. K. Rowling *Call me a nerd, but I think the Harry Potter books are great.  Some better than others, of course, but overall the series was great.  The movies were good, but the books were great.*

102 The Fourth Perimeter by: Tim Green 

101 Prince Caspian by: C. S. Lewis

100 The Last Battle by: C. S. Lewis  *Remember what I said about the Harry Potter books... the same can be said for the Narnia books.  Every kid should have the complete set of Narnia books.*


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