No one has volunteered to take us through one of the Franklin essays for this day. I'll be assigning dates for the remaining class sessions and for the date of our scheduled final (we're not having one, of course), in order to get everyone in.
In the meantime, I need an accurate list of "second pair of eyes" for you all. This actually gives me a chance to try out a new tool on my page maker. So here goes.
Please choose from the drop-down list below the class member who has agreed to serve as your "second pair of eyes" for proofreading and critiquing your seminar paper. Then hit the "submit" button.
Class will be informal--even moreso than usual. I will make myself available to look over what you want me to look over, and to make bibliographic suggestions as I can on a one-to-one basis. Among the things to be thankful for are several days during which you can give large uninterrupted blocks of attention to the a papers upon which you are laboring so diligently.
I don't plan on spending every minute on the computer over the Thanksgiving Break, but knowing me, I'll be online frequently except for Thanksgiving itself. This might give me a chance to try out another new gizmo at Homestead...real time chat. So if there's anything I can do to be helpful check to see if I'm around. Feel free to chat with each other, of course.
As I was Musing on my Bed being awake as Usual before Daylight; recollecting the Many Mercies and good things I enjoy for which I ought to be thankful this Day; some of which I have Noted after rising as follows viz:
The Life & health of myself and family, and also of so many of my Children, grand Children and great grand-children' also of my other Relations and friends & Neighbors, for Health peace and plenty amongst us
For my Land, House and Barn and other Buildings, & that they are preserv'd from fire & other accidents.
For my Cattle, Sheep, and Swine & other Creatures, for my support.
For my Bible and Many other good and Useful Books, Civil & Religious Priviledges, for the ordinances of the gospel; and for my Minister.
For my wearing Clothes to keep me warm, my Bed and Beding to rest upon.
For my Corn, Wheat, Rye Grass and Hay; Wool, Flax, Syder, Apples. Pumpkins, Potatoes, Cabages, tirnips, Carrots, Beets, peaches and other fruits.
For my Clock and Watch to measure my passing time by Day and by Night
For Tea, Sugar, Rum, Wine, Gin, Molasses, peper, Spice and Money for to bye other Necessaries and to pay my Depts & Taxes &c.
For my Lether, Lamp oyl & Candles, Husbandry Utensils, & other tools of very sort &c &c &c.
Bless the Lord O my Soul and all that is within me Bless his holy Name. Bless the Lord O my Soul and forget not all his benefits, who Satisfieth thy mouth with good things, &c.
