Every generation has its own catastrophe that solidifies one’s view of the world.
Back in the 18th Century, it was the Declaration of Independence. 7 decades later, it was the Civil War and the Assassination of President Lincoln. 6 decades later it was the Great War. 3 decades later- Pearl Harbor. (That happened on this day, 79 years ago.)
Continue reading Pearl Harbor Day
It was 75 years ago. And because of that, so many young children don’t have a clue what today is.
D-Day. The day the Allies launched a full-scale invasion of the European mainland; the first rung in the eradication of Adolph Hitler and his stranglehold on freedom and his promotion of anti-Semitism. (Do not for a moment think that the Allied forces did any war planning or actions to terminate the Holocaust, though. Because they didn’t!)
Continue reading 6 AM on the 6th, under a full moon
OK, so I’m still catching up on my reading. Between the novels and technical reading that I do (about 150 journals and four books a month, plus tables of contents of a hundred or two other journals), I try to read non-fiction. And, I don’t always get to the books when they first come out.
Continue reading Low-hanging Fruit?