Day of Infamy, Dec 7th, 1941.
Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Japanese attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The day after the attack, our President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, asked Congress for a declaration of war against the Japanese. The Japanese … Continued
Thanksgiving 2016
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, especially my loyal reader. He will be getting special cat treat today, as the rest of us pound down a bunch of amino acid tryptophan laden turkey. As is my custom on Thanksgiving Day, I’ll say the … Continued
The circle of life
This weekend found the boss-lady and I down in Pensacola, FL again. This time we traveled south to say goodbye to a good friend. Remember Shirley? We traveled down here to join her and her family in saying goodbye to … Continued
Veterans Day 2016
Happy Veterans Day to all of our nation’s veterans. Today we honor our living Veterans (Memorial Day is set aside for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice). There is a good, and brief, synopsis of the history of today’s holiday. … Continued
This is America!
Today is the day we, as a country, as a people, as individual citizens vote for who each of us feels will do the best job for this great land. While the voting booths have not yet closed; and we … Continued