I woke this morning bleary eyed and sat down for that first morning coffee. As the television spat out more bad news a short blip came across about one Susan Boyle from West Lothian,Scotland. Ms Boyle had been a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent and now through YouTube is touching the world. […]
Gut Feeling
When the man at the top for Homeland Security says he has a gut feeling it makes me have one too. It’s that feeling of unease and fear for the future. Not because of a terrorist attack itself but what our own government may do. FDR said we have nothing to fear but fear […]
The White Rose
The White Rose In the musical, “The Sound of Music” one of the songs, “Edelweiss” stirs your feelings. The musical is based on the Von Trapp family and their escape from the Nazis. Edelweiss is a white, mountain flower of Europe which in German means noble white. There is another story […]
The Haymarket Massacre
The Haymarket Massacre Today, May 1st is considered a holiday around the world. May Day has been celebrated since early pagan days in Europe. It was celebrated as the first day of summer. Today May Day is connected more with the labor movement. The connection started with the Haymarket riot of Chicago […]
Angers Castle
Angers’ Castle Over looking the river Maine in Anjou, France is the castle Angers. The Romans occupied this strategic area long ago. During the 9th century the fortress came under the Counts of Anjou as part of the Plantagenet’s empire. With 17 towers and 2000 feet in circumference it encloses 6.17 […]
Destruction of Churches
Destruction of Churches You don’t hear much in the news about it anymore. It still has many unsolved problems and we still have troops there. The place is Kosovo. The conflict between Serbians and Albanians in Kosovo has not been resolved. The UN and NATO still have a presence in the region […]