I didn't know about the website or the event. I just knew that this scene grabbed my attention when I drove by it one day. I love our flag. It's even better when there are a lot of them. I love our veterans. This little field made me stop and look at it again. I have been by there several times since. Continue Reading...
#NeverForget
I wrote this in 2011, and this post has been a permanent page on my blog, and still is. This morning, I remember. This page is a place to more permanently keep this close at hand. On 9/11/11 I watched, I listened to, and read pieces on the 10 year remembrance of 9/11. I cried, I thought, I remembered, I swelled with pride, I felt a lot of emotions that day. That evening into the wee hours of the Continue Reading...
It’s Memorial Day – Remember Them All
Memorial Day - Remember Them All. Lest we forget. Please remember what Memorial Day is about. This weekend is the unofficial American kick-off to summer. We celebrate freedom with picnics, parades, and backyard barbecues. With the weather we are getting here in the Northeast, it feels like summer already. It’s Memorial Day Weekend. So, without further adieu, I will get to the point. As Continue Reading...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
There are a lot of people, memories, and events that I focus on in December. One I try never to forget is remembering Pearl Harbor. It was before my time but it did in fact shape a period of time and altered the course of history. I am remembering, and I'm very thankful to be an American afforded with the opportunities I have, because people before me wouldn't let freedom be snatched from them. Continue Reading...
The day after
The Day After The day after; it’s been just a day, a single day. I went to bed early this evening because I was completely wiped out. Exhausted. All I wanted to do was to lie down, close my eyes, turn my brain off, and drift off to restful slumber. Well, I got some of it done, but the brain just wouldn’t quit. The last few days have been overwhelming for a number of reasons. And after a brief Continue Reading...