All historical references, especially American history
Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, a band of Islamic terrorists wrought havoc on our homeland of America. They hijacked commercial airliners, and flew them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington DC, and, due to the courage of the passengers, into a field in Pennsylvania. Everyone alive today …
Thanks very much to Sofia, who echoes what I always tell my friends, photographers or not. I make a habit of looking up, wherever I am. Most people, when they are in a city, walk or drive along looking forward, or down at their phones (which is dangerous!). I suggest that they take their eyes …
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That you cannot fight or win a guerrilla war with conventional forces. The Russians lost. We lost. No one ever learns, do they? That is all I will have to say about this shameful US humiliation, brought about by the first US president who hates America.
No way could I miss this little ditty, composed many years ago by one of my favorite cartoonists. Speaking of tiny feet, we should all remember a line from a Robert Frost poem: The Fog comes in on little cat feet. All four little cat feet, visible at once. That kitty is pretty relaxed, isn't …
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Never, ever, in the 250-year history of the United States of America, have the voters "elected" a president who despises his own country. Never in all our history have we had a president and his party whose goal is reducing this country as Founded, to ashes. For many, many years, incompetent grifter Joe Biden has …
This week, we have seen disaster in both Afghanistan and Haiti. On the surface, they would seem to have very little in common, besides both being desperately poor countries. Also, the US has been involved in both countries for a long time. If we look closely, however, we see similarities which may partially explain what …
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This year, filled with uproar, health crises, heat emergencies, corruption, as well as new friends and places; what has kept me grounded, "my Inspiration", is knowing that I still live in the Greatest Nation on God's Green Earth. The United States of America, and its great history, has been my inspiration. Even when I get …
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Before we get going down some back-country roads, let me disagree with one of the quotes that Tina used in her post this week. Liberty is not a privilege, it is one of your God-given Rights. Let's return to those unforgettable words of the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #158: Back Country Roads. Enjoy your Liberty!
Ahhh, getaways. When you're retired, you can schedule a getaway whenever you want, since every day is a weekend. However, I just had to do this one first, as a response to Tina's photo. Hers was the outside, and mine is the inside of the Denver airport. In 2015, we went to a Hillsdale College …
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We all know that the movie, Gone With The Wind, was about the Civil War, and its effects on some wealthy families in the Deep South. That movie is perhaps the best-loved movie of all time, and it is forever fresh. Generations of Americans have viewed the film, on every possible screen, from huge IMAX …
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