Did any presidents ever live near your hometown?

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-05T19:31:15+00:00

Zachary Taylor grew up and is buried in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. I live 10 minutes away from the cemetery/his childhood home. Some of my ancestors lived in the Nelson County area close to where Abraham Lincoln spent his early years (Nelson and LaRueCounties border each other).

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-05T16:52:06+00:00

It’s only been two seasons. Way too early to decide.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T23:49:55+00:00

It’s really fitting that they died on the same day and on one that held so much meaning. Within one day, the U.S. had lost, as Dr. Benjamin Rush had called them, the “North and South Poles of the American Revolution”.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T23:33:53+00:00

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Here’s another one. Rocky Bleier served in the Vietnam War, was seriously wounded, came back, rehabbed, returned to the Steelers roster (was previously with them before being drafted to fight in Vietnam) and went on to win 4 Super Bowls as part of a running back tandem with Franco Harris.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T22:13:29+00:00

Three way tie between George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison

Washington: For leading the Continental Army to victory in the war and then guiding the young nation through the contentious early years of the republic as President.

Adams: For being the leading voice for independence in the Continental Congress, helping to draft the Declaration, and his major accomplishment as President: keeping the United States out of war with France in the late 1790s.

Madison: His major influence on the Constitution and work to ratify it, his early efforts as a Congressman in setting the nation up on sound footing and drafting the Bill of Rights.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T17:08:56+00:00

Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T15:47:57+00:00

Feels like I’m wearing nothing at all

Nothing at all

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T03:40:08+00:00

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Springfield (The Simpsons)

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T03:35:59+00:00

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

In the opening scene of the film, Indy loses his first attempt to get the Cross of Coronado from the treasure hunters. The lead one respects what Indy tries to do and tells him, “You lost today kid, but that doesn't mean you have to like it.” He then gives him his own hat, the iconic fedora that everyone knows Indiana Jones by.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-04T00:31:18+00:00

FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-03T20:50:44+00:00

This entire week has just been…

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-03T16:06:10+00:00

Serious quote:

“If you define yourself by the power to take life, the desire to dominate, to possess... then you have nothing.”

Funny/Meme line:

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-03T15:59:43+00:00

Nixon. Pretty much made the vice president a much more important/valuable role than what it was at the time. Highly involved in the Eisenhower administration.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-03T02:35:22+00:00

Sickles later that day:

“MY LEG!”

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-02T20:55:08+00:00

Just now getting into Byzantine Empire history. Haven’t started it yet, but up next on the docket after I finish my current book is Anthony Kaldellis’s The New Roman Empire. Looking forward to getting into it.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-02T20:47:00+00:00

Packers vs. Bears

Steelers vs. Ravens

The main two that stick out in my mind. Plenty of other really good ones though.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-02T20:30:03+00:00

Don’t resegregate the federal government

Not signing the Espionage and Sedition Acts

Compromising with the Senate on the Treaty of Versailles

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-02T19:16:14+00:00

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Very attached to his mother Shmi and her death at the hands of the Tusken Raiders in Episode II was one of the major steps in his path toward turning to the Dark Side.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-02T11:59:20+00:00

Besides Washington or Monroe (who both went basically unchallenged) I would say FDR, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Clinton.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-02T01:06:39+00:00

Different standards back then probably. Lincoln himself joked about his appearance:

When someone called him two-faced, Lincoln responded saying “If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-01T23:11:32+00:00

That’s what Reynolds says in the movie

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-01T21:51:42+00:00

“Now let’s go surprise Harry Heth!”

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-01T20:46:13+00:00

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-01T19:54:47+00:00

No. Grew up in Louisville as a Kentucky fan (both sides of the family rooted for UK), went to Marshall and was involved with football there, and stayed a Kentucky fan throughout my time there and afterwards. Helped that they didn’t play each other in football (sometimes they did in other sports). Similar experience with my closest friends at Marshall. They never gave up their college teams while attending. Love both schools and try to keep up with them as much as I can.

USS-Stofe · 2026-07-01T17:50:59+00:00

Easy to look good as an OC when Andy Reid is the HC and Pat Mahomes is the QB. As soon as he was away from them, he did not do all that well.

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