Cousaponokeesa

Who would name their kid Cousaponokeesa?  My own daughter can say this name 100% better than I can at this moment, and knows a whole lot more about this woman than I do.  Until this week, I've never heard of her, but Madison can tell me all about Mary Musgrove, aka Cousaponokeesa.  She can tell me right off her head that Cousaponokeesa was born in Cowetta, and was instrumental in communication between settlers and natives in Georgia may years ago.

This has led Mommy and Daddy to a personal study about Georgia history, as we'll probably be outgunned soon with our knowledge.  We're planning trips to various places around here, including the Georgia History museum, which we've been to a long time ago.  But there's an exhibit about the Indian culture there, and that could be a profitable trip for us all.  Then there are other destinations too, such as the Indian mounds in Cartersville - we've been by the ones in Sautee countess times.  But there are other destinations where the native population has left its footprints - Rock Eagle, for example.  There's a camp there where Daddy used to go several times a year.  It might be one of those emotional moments the day we go back, but it would be a fun trip.

Today was Wednesday, and as such Daddy wasn't around much.  We had a great service tonight at church, this one benefiting from the fact that there was no emergency evacuation leading everyone down the hallways to sit against the wall.  That always tends to be a slight disruption.  But on the whole, it was a great night.

Meanwhile, Madison is engaged in tennis practice, and of course her school work as well.  She's doing so well with her work, and we're so very proud of her.  We've seen some classwork, some of it talking about Cousaponokeesa and all she did for the state of Georgia.  If she did so much, how come I've never heard of her.  No, instead we hear of Oglethorpe and Lymon Hall and Button Gwinnett and Jimmy Carter.  And Vince Dooley.  He's huge around here.  Throw in Little Richard, Joel Chandler Harris, REM, Hulk Hogan, Bobby Jones, Clarence Thomas, Brenda Lee and the B-52s for that matter.  And you can't forget Crawford Long.  Crawford Long was a biggie.  Where would we be without anesthetics?  If you don't care about anesthetics, you have no feelings whatsoever.  Cue rimshot there.

Anyway, it's been mentioned here that Daddy knows a little Georgia History, but it is clear that we can afford to learn some more.  And that will be fun, won't it?