Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Renaissance Man Hall of Fame: Thomas Jefferson

Shhhh....
Don't tell my husband but I have a crush on another man.

The man of my dreams not only has  articulate mastery of  English, but he spoke Latin, Greek, Spanish, French and 10 Native American Dialects.  He had college equivalent mastery over the law, physics, mathematics, philosophy, zoology and chemistry.  It was also said that he would sometimes practice the violin 3 hours a day.


He was an plantation owner and grew many plants from all over the world in his famous gardens and designed his famous home Monticello.  He was a business man, inventor and attorney.  He drafted the Declaration of Independence, served as United States Minister to France, Secretary of State, Vice President and President of the United States.  Ahh... what a dream man.

Thomas Jefferson had quite the life, and did many amazing things.  But he was a shy man, the love of his life died at a young age and only 2 out of his 6 children lived into adulthood. What an amazing life this man lead,  so very much to learn about him, but this is only a blog.




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