Memorial Day has, for many, become a reason for a family or group picnic, or maybe an extended time on the water, or one of a myriad of activities with family and friends. But there are still many places where the original reason for the day is still revered. One of those places is St. Simon's Island, Georgia. We happened to be there this evening for their 22nd annual Taps … [Read more...] about Memorial Day In A Small Town
Remembering The Vietnam War
I graduated from high school in June of 1964. The US had placed military advisors in Vietnam since the French left in 1954. In August of 1964, a few weeks after my high school graduation, the North Vietnamese allegedly fired on 2 US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin and congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving President Johnson unprecedented power to wage war. The … [Read more...] about Remembering The Vietnam War
Donald Trump Reportedly Spends $1 Million on Electoral Research for Possible 2016 Presidential Run
Carnival barker Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing a 2016 presidential run. Lord, please let him run and become the GOP nominee with Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann or Allen West as his running mate. The Democrats would be certain of another four years in the White House. This is precisely the kind of madness Bob Dole referred to when he said the RNC should hang a "closed for … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Reportedly Spends $1 Million on Electoral Research for Possible 2016 Presidential Run
The Saddest Part of Memorial Day
It is sad enough that this Memorial Day we mourn the more than 4,500 Americans who died in the war in Iraq, and the nearly 2,200 who have given their lives in Afghanistan, in a war that is now in its 12th year. It is even more tragic that among those Afghanistan casualties there are men and women who were children when the war began. Already in 2010, people were noticing and … [Read more...] about The Saddest Part of Memorial Day
Greatest Generation World War II Veteran Richard Gandelman Remembered
My father Richard Gandelman died on Memorial Day 2007 at age 88, a proud World War II veteran who saw a lot of death when he served, but cherished his years of service. His father Nathan Gandelman died in a car crash after saying goodbye to my father as he was about to go overseas ....then saying he didn't know why but he had to turn back and say good bye to him one more … [Read more...] about Greatest Generation World War II Veteran Richard Gandelman Remembered
The Obama riddle
WASHINGTON -- You wonder if President Obama sometimes finds himself singing a variant on Kermit the Frog's anthem about the burdens of being green: It's not easy being Barack Obama. This is not simply or even primarily a matter of color, although the president's racial background has been a source of both opportunity and trial. As the first African-American in the White … [Read more...] about The Obama riddle
Top 10 New Species Of 2012 — Lesula Monkey, Lilliputian Violet, Lyre Sponge, No to the Mine! Snake, Cave Painting Fungus, Glow-In-The-Dark Roach, Etc
Top 10 New Species Of 2012 — Lesula Monkey, Lilliputian Violet, Lyre Sponge, No to the Mine! Snake, Cave Painting Fungus, Glow-In-The-Dark Roach, Etc (via Planetsave) The annual Top 10 New Species list has just been released by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. The 2012 Top 10 New Species List this year includes: a false … [Read more...] about Top 10 New Species Of 2012 — Lesula Monkey, Lilliputian Violet, Lyre Sponge, No to the Mine! Snake, Cave Painting Fungus, Glow-In-The-Dark Roach, Etc
Memorial Day: Remember
It's Memorial Day. Remember. And: AND: AND: See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license these cartoons for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Memorial Day: Remember
BYOB: Bring Your Own Bag (Guest Voice)
BYOB: Bring Your Own Bag by Peter Funt MONTEREY, Calif.—They don't ask, "Paper or plastic?" around here anymore. Single-use plastic bags are banned, and stores offering paper are required to charge the stiff price of 25 cents per bag. The Monterey law, like many anti-bag ordinances popping up around the nation and the globe, seems to have been authored with good … [Read more...] about BYOB: Bring Your Own Bag (Guest Voice)
Memorial Day is about remembering those who served
Memorial Day is about remembering those who served (via NewsWorks) May 26, 2013 By NewsWorks Cartoon by Rob Tornoe Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers.… … [Read more...] about Memorial Day is about remembering those who served
There are Many Benny’s: War Vets No One Ever Heard From
...for the elevendyth millionth time, I see ka-billion more about Memorial Day Sales of ride-'em lawnmowers, grills and lawn flamingos at retail outlets than I see actual remembering by most, TMV, being an exception in more ways than one with many fine articles here on the front page about what this day, this one day, is actually dedicated to and for whom. I dont know about … [Read more...] about There are Many Benny’s: War Vets No One Ever Heard From
Memorial Day In A Time Of War
First published May 26, 2008 Since 2002, we have celebrated Memorial Day with the sons and daughters of our country fighting abroad, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq. And every day that passes, it seems the media reports less and less about these wars. As a reminder, Memorial Day evolved from Decoration Day, started in 1868 as a day to decorate the graves of those … [Read more...] about Memorial Day In A Time Of War
The Skagit River Bridge Collapse: Looking At The Vehicles Involved
On Thursday May 23, a southbound oversize 18-wheeler struck overhead girders on an I-5 bridge north of Seattle, resulting in one span -- north and southbound -- collapsing into the Skagit River. Two vehicles fell into the shallow waters near Mt. Vernon, WA; the three people in those vehicles were rescued. The oversized trailer was tall -- 15'9" -- and 70'4" long (WSDOT … [Read more...] about The Skagit River Bridge Collapse: Looking At The Vehicles Involved
Memorial Day
It's Memorial day. I have reached the point in my life where I have far more people to remember than still live. It's been almost 11 years since my father died and a little over 4 months since my mother passed away. I will spend the day remembering the good times. My father lived to be 87 but last 10 years lacked quality because of assorted medical problems but 77 good … [Read more...] about Memorial Day
Bob Dole: He, Reagan and Nixon Wouldn’t Have Made It In Today’s Republican Party (UPDATED)
Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Sen. Bob Dole has now articulated what many moderate Republicans and traditional conservatives have long said: neither he, nor Richard Nixon nor Ronald Reagan would make it in today's Republican Party: Dole said in his Fox News interview that he isn’t sure there would be a place for him and other big-time Republicans of his … [Read more...] about Bob Dole: He, Reagan and Nixon Wouldn’t Have Made It In Today’s Republican Party (UPDATED)
11 Arrested Development Food Scenes (+ Bluth-Approved Recipes)
11 Arrested Development Food Scenes (+ Bluth-Approved Recipes) (via Food 52) Strip down to your jorts, paint yourself blue, and grab the nearest banana: the Arrested Development season premiere is almost here! Whether you’ve been a diehard fan from the beginning or you’ve made a huge mistake and missed the first three seasons, it’s hard not to be swept up in the hoopla… … [Read more...] about 11 Arrested Development Food Scenes (+ Bluth-Approved Recipes)
Putting an end to George W. Bush, finally.
W.’s library highlights his role in launching the Global War on Terror, an Orwellian phrase designed to conflate the sins of Osama, who was responsible for 9/11, and the sins of Saddam, who was not. That was the fatal mistake and hallmark of the Bush era. W., Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld declared war on a tactic, stoked fear as a smokescreen and treated pre-emptive attacks … [Read more...] about Putting an end to George W. Bush, finally.
What’s Next for the U.S. Drone Campaign as Obama Tries to End a Decade of War? (Guest Voice)
What's Next for the U.S. Drone Campaign as Obama Tries to End a Decade of War? (via PBS News Hour) JEFFREY BROWN: For more than 1,000 Midshipmen at the Naval Academy, this was commencement day. For the president, it was also a chance to address key military and national security issues in his graduation speech at Annapolis. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: The superintendent told … [Read more...] about What’s Next for the U.S. Drone Campaign as Obama Tries to End a Decade of War? (Guest Voice)
One Giant Leap toward Science Fiction: Neurological Breakthrough in Linking Two Rats’ Brains
One Giant Leap toward Science Fiction: Neurological Breakthrough in Linking Two Rats’ Brains (via Nvate) Alison K. Lanier Forget the Vulcan Mind Meld. In what many headlines are comparing to a Spock-like telepathy, scientists at Duke University have taken neurological research to a new level by essentially transmitting data from one rat brain to another. Using electrodes … [Read more...] about One Giant Leap toward Science Fiction: Neurological Breakthrough in Linking Two Rats’ Brains
The Tangled Tango (Guest Voice)
The Tangled Tango Raging Moderate, by Will Durst As part of the brash rash of wire-brush scouring on the Teflon coating that routinely seals the Obama presidency, a large heavy-duty cast-iron deal has been made of the IRS conducting audits on Tea Party-affiliated organizations. But scratch the surface and it makes a sort of perverse sense. Tea Party and Associates are … [Read more...] about The Tangled Tango (Guest Voice)