Advocates of Manifest Destiny believed that expansion was not only good, but that it was obvious (“manifest”) and certain (“destiny”).

I sold all my furniture, packed up all my books, vacuum-sealed my clothes, and flew west for good. Now what?





twitter.com/mmmeghan:

    why i prefer texting sometimes

    meghan:Well where do you want to go?
    mike:I don't know. Let's go to some sports bar so we can watch a hockey game.
    meghan:Oh right, the Flyers are on tonight.
    mike:So are the Devils.
    meghan:We're not watching that. Let's go to the Bards then.
    mike:You think they'll have the game on?
    meghan:Yeah. There's nothing else on.
    mike:True. The Eagles aren't playing, that's for sure.
    meghan:Oh my God, I'm in Center City, can you keep it down?
    — 1 year ago