tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post2771235734361014143..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Formative (17): Americanness & BritishnessJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-12835426837096691842014-04-30T21:09:48.785-05:002014-04-30T21:09:48.785-05:00I'm in a similar situation -- prominent family...I'm in a similar situation -- prominent family name, etc. -- down to the Swiss exception to British Isles descent. I thought it was great, and important, when I was a kid, but soured on it in my late teens. Romanticizing the Texas Mavericks requires romanticizing or glossing over slavery and rebellion.<br /><br />Peter is probably the closest the Mayhew clan has come to popular fame -- I'Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-79862438679766101362014-04-30T09:27:54.858-05:002014-04-30T09:27:54.858-05:00Don't know of Peter. I think ancestry is forma...Don't know of Peter. I think ancestry is formative in the sense of imagining one's place in the world. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-27364850654185310992014-04-30T09:14:26.778-05:002014-04-30T09:14:26.778-05:00Do you feel the ancestral matters (Mayhew, Hinckle...Do you feel the ancestral matters (Mayhew, Hinckley) were formative?<br /><br />Also, are you related to Peter Mayhew?Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com