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Friday, November 7th, 2008How exciting — Americans have elected the first African-American president, just 40 years after the nation lost Martin Luther King Jr.
As someone who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, frankly, I never thought I would see a black person elected president in my lifetime. I remember telling my wife about 9 or 10 years [...]
How would we live in a world without airlines??
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008As World War II was coming to an end, executives from the various airlines and airplane manufacturers met with Truman Administration officials and indicated something of a panic — no war meant little call for what they manufactured and supplied, which meant bad news for the country’s major manufacturing industry and fledgling airline industry.
Cynics (and [...]
I’ve never given in to the ‘Chicken Little syndrome’ — but this year??
Monday, May 12th, 2008We started the year where I live with some serious tornado outbreaks in January, followed by a major ice storm in February, and repeated flooding in March and April. This month we’ve had both flooding AND more serious tornadoes. Today the weather is warm and wonderful — with another severe storm/tornado threat setting up for [...]
Myanmar/Burma tragedy really is incomprehensible
Friday, May 9th, 2008Incomprehensible is the only word to begin describing the cyclone devastation, loss of life, and problems getting aid to the millions of needy people in Myanmar/Burma.
I just read a story at CNN which says the U.S. estimates the death toll there will 1) never really be known, and, 2) probably will top 100,000. I live [...]
Beirut may be exploding into sectarian warfare again
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Sad news this morning out of Beirut, Lebanon — gunfire and explosions all over the cable TV channels with coverage from that once wonderful city, as warring Muslim factions attack each other.
I haven’t seen enough to know what’s happening yet, but it brings back haunting memories of the violence and destruction during the horrible civil [...]