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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. ~ Francis Bacon The day was September 15, 2001, just four days after we held each other in front of our televisions, watching our combined sense of security explode, disintegrate, tumble to the very ground before [...]
Prior to the introduction of soft, cuddly Teddy Bears into American society, bears were considered to be symbols of strength and ferocity – likely because Americans hadn’t been long-removed from their pioneer roots. One never thought to hug one of the cute little babies of the sharp-toothed and long-clawed denizens of the American forest. How [...]
I brought myself down. I impeached myself by resigning. ~ Richard M. Nixon Sept. 8th is National Pardon Day. Today commemorates our nation’s ideals with regard to political (and perhaps personal) forgiveness. The very idea that a politician, after the initial shock and let-down we share at discovering their guilt, after having been tried by [...]
Does it seem that, everywhere around us, the young are taking over the world? With the takeover of our daily lives by shape-shifting push-button technologies and new, sometimes flighty forms of personal interaction, are the elderly getting lost in the shuffle? Perhaps not… Grandma Moses Day September 7th is Grandma Moses Day, a celebration of the [...]
On September 2, 1945, on board the U.S.S. Missouri, World War II was officially declared over. President Harry S. Truman and Japan’s Emperor Hirohito signed the Potsdam Surrender Declaration, on a simple table placed on the battleship’s deck, in Tokyo Bay. To be sure, the end to the conflict with Japan came as welcome news [...]
132 years ago to this day, Emma M. Nutt took the job as the very first female telephone operator in history, for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company. Remember good old fashioned telephone operators? Well, Boston native Emma did this job for over 30 years, enjoying every minute of it. This may come as a [...]