Category: Memorials

Died today. Leaving Donald Rumsfeld now in the unenviable position of longest living , really bad, Secretary of Defense. ( Quote shamelessy stolen from my Canadian counterpart). Most of the coverage has centered on Vietnam-for which he does deserve a healthy share of criticism. However Vietnam was many years in

When I came home from work today-later than normal-I switched on the TV in the bedroom to watch the news. To my chagrin it was full of nothing but Michael Jackson. In disgust, I threw the remote control at the TV. Fortunately-I missed. However it did little to assuage my

Just got back from the baseball game. Stars crushed Chattanooga 12-1. First, the sad news about Farah Fawcett. All though I was more of a Kate Jackson fan-all men of a certain age can remember her poster. I never had one in the room-but I wil confess to impure thoughts about

I got back to work on Friday-only to be greeted by a tornado ( No lie-had to get to the bottom of our building and wait there)……and the news that a co-worker on my floor had committed suicide. Leaving behind a wife and a  several  children. There is no clear

I came across this video of Myron Cope, while searching for some other things. For anyone who lived or grew up in Pittsburgh in the last 30+ years, Myron Cope is a legend. He’s a product of the media that I think will never be repeated-a genuine fan, who broadcast

I got up early yesterday-one of the disadvantages of being out west is that the “home office” is already at work and the items of interest that need to address have already begun to fill your in box by the time that you are just working to struggle out of

Can’t forget this day. Especially when December 7 2008 is also a Sunday. Plenty of words to describe it-I’d prefer to let one picture talk: We honor their memory!

The 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended. The long era of European “peace” and the European world order was shattered. The seeds were sewn for the rematch some 20 years later. I agree with those who view World War I