Category: Culture
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A True ‘Power Couple’…Sargent and Eunice Shriver
I was bored to tears surfing the channels and I stumbled upon the wake and memorial service for Sargent Shriver, who died this past Tuesday at the age of 95. Sargent Shriver was the first director of the Peace Corps, running mate to George McGovern in 1972, husband to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and so forth.…
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JFK Inaguration 50 Years Ago Today
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.” On that bright cold winter morning, Robert Frost was to read a poem that he had written for the occasion: Dedication. But the sun was so bright that he could not read his new…
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The Passing of American Hero: Richard Winters
I have no idea how this got past me but we were sitting around the dinner table the other night and my son Sam mentioned that Dick Winters had died. Richard Winters was a true American hero made famous as the leader of a group of soldiers in World War II and made famous by…
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July 4, 1776: What were they thinking?
I woke up on this beautiful summer day and decided to read the full text of the declaration. It is truly an amazing statement and always leaves me with the question: ” What were they thinking?” I mean to go up against the 900 pound gorilla of the day, and actually pull it off, is…