I haven’t had much use for Paul Krugman of the New York Times but the man holds such a place of high esteem in liberal/leftist/Dem circles that you just simply can’t get away from him. Making his appearance on the Sunday talk shows, Krugman touted an alien invasion as just the ticket to get ourselves [...]
“If Man were meant to fly, he’d have wings!” That commonly-known ridicule of people like the Wright brothers who were told repeatedly that heaver-than-air flight was just so much science fiction is held up as an example of how you should never say never where science and technological advance is concerned. Thanks to MikeM over [...]
In these modern times so many of our holidays have devolved to little more than shopping extravaganzas and the occasional football game. Thanksgiving has not been spared this treatment, as the “Black Friday” sales slipping into Thanksgiving Day demonstrates. It is so easy to think of nothing more than that and look forward to a [...]
Today is Veterans’ Day, originally the observance of the armistice that ended WWI. To all you vets out there I wanted to extend my sincere thanks and admiration for your service. Whether in war or peace, behind a desk or behind artillery you’ve been a part of the greatest military on Earth in service to [...]
I didn’t want the day to pass completely without wishing all of you a Happy Columbus Day!
Interesting historical item, here. In 1912, Thomas Edison built 3 prototype electric cars based on the alkaline battery he had invested about 11 years earlier. The vehicles had an array of 15 batteries (2 volts each) and a 30-volt electric motor which could propel the car to about 25 mph. At the time, that was [...]
The War is over! That’s World War I, that is. The final payment of £59.5 million, writes off the crippling debt that was the price for one world war and laid the foundations for another. Germany was forced to pay the reparations at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 as compensation to the war-ravaged nations [...]
On September 17, 1787, the US Constitution was signed and made the bedrock of our nation’s law and government.
Reported on WTOP: Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking Virginians to observe a moment of silence to mark the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. The governor issued a proclamation calling for the moment of silence at 9:39 a.m. Saturday _ the time American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. I’ll be there.
I recall a morning like this one 9 years ago. It was a beautiful, early-autumn day with a clear blue sky. Like today, it started off bright and quiet. As of this moment on September 11, 2001 it was just another day for me. I got ready for work, kissed my wife and month-old daughter [...]
