These photos were not edited in any way, not even in Gimp.

The Truck, the Trailer & I spend a considerable about of time in a parking lot at State today. 

I dropped Mr. Big Food off before 9, ran my errands, and had time to spare. You know what that means, don’t you? 

I spent my spare time at the Palmer Home Thrift Store where all proceeds go The Palmer Home for Children and the crappy old books are just one United States Dollar. 

I seldom look at the paperbacks– which are 1/2 dollar– but since I had time to spare… . 

I began reading the paperback revised and expanded edition of Quarrels that Have Shaped the Constitution [1] before the rain began. That John Marshall was a real piece of work, wasn’t he? (The Wikipedia entry on him is too kind.)

I scored a paperback collection of The Federalist. [2] Roll over, Alex, John & Jim. Your papers are worth fifty cents in 2013 cents. From the Preface by the editors:

Despite the fact that The Federalist has been standard fare for numerous generations of college and high school students, no edition specifically designed to facilitate their understanding of its teaching, principles, and relevance has heretofore appeared. This new edition is designed to fill this void.

Our experiences in teaching freshmen and sophomores in introductory American government courses at the college level have convinced us of the need for such an edition. The vast majority of our students have entered our courses woefully ignorant of the legacy of out Founding Fathers.

… ignorance of out Constitution and its principles is widespread.

Yeah. What was your first clue? [Hint: John Marshall]

[1] John A. Garraty, ed. Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitution: Revised Edition. Harper Torchbooks, New York. 1988

[2] Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison. George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays Written in Favor of the New Constitution As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, Debuque, Iowa. 1990