One thing is for sure we can not escape remembering during the month of My. My mom’s birthday was in May. Every organization seems to recognizes the members they have lost during the year. Every time I see an invitation for those events, it brings the sting of my parents passing too years ago back. I wonder will every be able to let go or is that the point of Memorial Day?
Fifty-one years ago John F. Kennedy asked those powerful words,
"Ask not what your country can do for you, rather ask what can you do for your country."
In 2000 on November 8th, Florida began the statewide recount of the 2000 presidential election. We learned ‘chad’ wasn’t just a guy’s name. And we waited patiently for a month to learn who would be our next president. It was all so, well, civilized.
From Today in History.
On this day in 1775, Congress issues $2 million in bills of credit.
Fifty years ago today, John F. Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
A PROCLAMATION
As a mark of respect for the memory of Dorothy Height, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that, on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I further direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
After a full day of work, I sat down to check my email while the microwave was warming dinner. Turning on the TV, President Obama was speaking at the State Department earlier in the day. These were the first words I heard, "First, I can say without exception or equivocation that the United States will not torture."
20 January 2009
I have a $25 small black & white TV that I keep in my office. I bought it at the HQs store probably 10 years ago. More than anything I was drawn to it because it cost $25 dollars; I was amused that I could buy a TV set for $25.
During the recent Vice-Presidential debate, Governor Palin was asked, ‘What should be the trigger, or should there be a trigger, when nuclear weapons use is ever put into play?’
Last night was one of my proudest moments as an American. I would like to hope that I would have felt that way regardless of my political leanings.
