As a child, I heard my grandparents, parents, and teachers talk about the attack on Pearl Harbor much like my grandchildren hear about the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. December 7, 1941, was a devastating day for the United States.
Advertisement
Opinion
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
The passing parade: Still I hear the echo’s from the hills. Neighbors said Loshie Russet slept with blue jeans on backwards for contraceptive purposes. She probably didn’t want another baby. Folks avowed she let little J.B. nurse clear on through his first year of school.
Comments: 0
- Log in to post comments
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
I have found that living in an era of so much information has raised my expectation for complete information in my day-to-day life to unrealistic levels. I find that I’m not as quick on my feet as I used to be. It’s as if I’m waiting for more information before I act or react. That predicament
Comments: 0
- Log in to post comments
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
Often we find folks who justify their sinful behavior by saying, “I am not bothering anyone.” This excuse may sound thoughtful, but it is not.
Comments: 1
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Sunday night November 18 was the 2012 American Music Awards. A performance by Usher kicked off what I assumed to be a bunch of songs I didn’t know or would speed through. One interesting fact, this was the 40th Anniversary of the awards show created by the late Dick Clark.
Comments: 0
- Log in to post comments
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
The word “retirement” has such a pleasant sound to it, don’t you think? I looked forward to it for more than three decades. Since my retirement, one of the first questions that people whom I haven’t seen in a while ask me is: “What are you doing now?” I always wonder how to respond.
Comments: 0
- Log in to post comments
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
This is a true story that happened about 5 years ago. I share it with you because, well for one thing, it’s one of my favorite stories about my in-laws and secondly, when Michael and I decided to adopt, I worried that his family, because they are another culture, would not be open to accepti
Comments: 0
- Log in to post comments
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Even in the old days teachers had “busy work”. I spect some of you knew that.
Comments: 0
- Log in to post comments
Sunday, November 25th, 2012
“If you can keep your head when all those around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you…” That’s the first line from Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem, and it has become my personal mantra. I think because lately, I seem to find myself in the sort of situations that warrant repetition of that
Comments: 1
Pages
Clicking on an ad will open the advertiser's web site or a larger view of the ad. Advertise with us!
Advertisements
