Ten Years Later “Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended.” ~President George W. Bush ~ September 11, 2001 (Memorial at the Main Library, in Coral Springs, Florida) Of late, the news is dominated by reminiscence’s and reflections of the Nine-Eleven attacks, just as it should be. ...
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The Derrick Floor Sculptor And Friends “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” ~ Daniel Burnham ~ Architect 1893, Chicago World’s Fair We were driving in New Mexico, overcome by the need for ice-cream; we pulled over in Artesia, where I had the most perfect caramel Sunday, ever...
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President Herbert Hoover Library and First Home Photo taken by Bradley Smith, 1958 when the President was living at the Waldorf Astoria “But I prefer to think of Iowa as I saw it through the eyes of a ten-year old boy . . . filled with the wonders of Iowa’s streams...
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Any Town USA Initially, I had planned to discuss this specific town, in conjunction with “What Has Happened to America?” which appears in “From the Editor”. Exploring what had happened here. However, the towns own website is soliciting citizens to Adopt-A-Street, to help clean up the very images I present in this photographic essay;...
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Where Were You on 9-11? In a few short months, we shall mark the tenth anniversary of the Nine-Eleven attacks. I have previously shared my experience, http://thatisallfornow.com/?page_id=1491, now I would now like to hear yours. Where were you on Nine-Eleven? What do you remember about that day? How did you feel then, and how...
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The World War II Memorial Washington, D.C. This Memorial Day we stop to remember our Veteran’s with a look at the World War II Memorial, in Washington, D.C.; which we visited last year, on Veteran’s day, and which solemnly reminds us the men and women who sacrificed so much both on the front...
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In A Wild Wyoming Rest Area I love rest stops, not only do they provide a necessary service; but they can also offer an interesting encounter with others on the road, a place to stretch your legs, eat your packed lunch, and if you are lucky, they can be a wonderful showcase for their...
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Fort McHenry O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! And the rockets’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof...
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Rosie the Riveter Memorial Located in Richmond, California, the Rosie the Riveter Memorial and the World War II Home Front National Historic Parkfeel like works in progress; I hope this is not simply because they were established to honor women’s efforts during the war. The day we visited, a ranger met us...
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born at 501 Auburn Avenue, in Atlanta, Georgia, just as his brother before...
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