Allure of the zaftig + a reminder of ole Jeb Davis assuming the mantle
Prediction that this post will be amongst the puniest in prose because I can add little else to the images attached and, purient interest aside, how could even the most gifted scribe [Thank you, thank you very much] supplement? I realized today that the blog description includes reference to admiration for women who are not of the present preferred mode and like the somewhat preachy initial post, I offer this effort almost in the vein of self-divulgement that, yes, the original preference indicated is, indeed, a passion, albeit one usually pursued privately due to the bounds of good taste and the self-imposed dictates (to which I subscribe) of a gentleman.
That said, I firmly believe plus would argue at great length that the lovely ladies to the right and left best epitomize an ideal as to form. Certainly in my fiction - and with the allowance of a smart, but tasteful, randiness it licenses - such are fetching representations of textual inspiration, so to speak. Enough of this pictorial deliciousness & libidinal stirring. If you must have a modicum of substance, reminder that this date, besides being President's Day, is the anniversary in 1861 of former U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis being sworn-in as the first (and last) President of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.).
For an interesting, mildly controversial but thoughtful biography on Davis by the way, a good bet is Willam J. Cooper, Jr.'s somewhat recent work entitled Jefferson Davis, American. As an individual, one comes away admiring Davis - and not just in comparison to his compatriots. There is a parallel here to the pre-traitorous Benedict Arnold in that both men were supremely competent in discharging their responsibilities, very likeable and, oddly enough, quite trustworthy. Of particular interest is the endearing portrait painted of Senator Davis' support for his friends, the Pierces, after they so sadly lost their son and the general interaction of Davis with his army's supremely talented general staff. My hope is that a comparison of military leadership styles - Lincoln vs. Davis - will be written for the layman in the near future.
Prediction that this post will be amongst the puniest in prose because I can add little else to the images attached and, purient interest aside, how could even the most gifted scribe [Thank you, thank you very much] supplement? I realized today that the blog description includes reference to admiration for women who are not of the present preferred mode and like the somewhat preachy initial post, I offer this effort almost in the vein of self-divulgement that, yes, the original preference indicated is, indeed, a passion, albeit one usually pursued privately due to the bounds of good taste and the self-imposed dictates (to which I subscribe) of a gentleman.
That said, I firmly believe plus would argue at great length that the lovely ladies to the right and left best epitomize an ideal as to form. Certainly in my fiction - and with the allowance of a smart, but tasteful, randiness it licenses - such are fetching representations of textual inspiration, so to speak. Enough of this pictorial deliciousness & libidinal stirring. If you must have a modicum of substance, reminder that this date, besides being President's Day, is the anniversary in 1861 of former U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis being sworn-in as the first (and last) President of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.).
For an interesting, mildly controversial but thoughtful biography on Davis by the way, a good bet is Willam J. Cooper, Jr.'s somewhat recent work entitled Jefferson Davis, American. As an individual, one comes away admiring Davis - and not just in comparison to his compatriots. There is a parallel here to the pre-traitorous Benedict Arnold in that both men were supremely competent in discharging their responsibilities, very likeable and, oddly enough, quite trustworthy. Of particular interest is the endearing portrait painted of Senator Davis' support for his friends, the Pierces, after they so sadly lost their son and the general interaction of Davis with his army's supremely talented general staff. My hope is that a comparison of military leadership styles - Lincoln vs. Davis - will be written for the layman in the near future.
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