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Happy Birthday John Glenn
Today, war hero, space hero, and Democratic Senator, John H. Glenn, turns 90 years-old. Glenn holds several distinctions for the life he has led. He was the first American to orbit the earth. To date, he is the oldest person … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation History, History, Life in General
Tagged 59 combat missions in the South Pacific, 63 combat missions over Korea, a Marine Corps pilot, a national hero, a personal friend of the President Kennedy, a ticker-tape parade in New York, and 8.4 seconds, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Senator, flew in both the Mercury and Shuttle Program, Happy Birthday John Glenn, jet fighters, John H. Glenn, Marines, Navy’s Test Pilot School at Patuxent River MD, orbit the earth three times, space hero, the F-4U Corsair, the famous ball-player Ted Williams, the first American to orbit the earth, the Mercury program, the oldest person to fly in space, the third Mercury mission, the Vought F8U-1 Crusader, transcontinental speed record of 3 hours 23 minutes, war hero, World War II
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A Little Cuba in North Florida
As usual, we were working far too hard and “she” says, “We need to go out.” I agreed. There was cause for celebration and besides, we needed a break. So with the completion of one last task on the book … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing
Tagged A Little Cuba in North Florida, cause for celebration, Cuban cuisine, Cuban sandwich, Florida’s First Coast, Hypolito and St. George Streets, Northeast Florida, Pavlov’s dogs, Roy Rogers, The 1905 Salad, the Columbia Restaurant, time to head off to Cuba, we needed a break
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The End of the Line
This week and next, the last Shuttle, Atlantis, will finish a long and glorious program. When they fly her home, it will truly be a bittersweet moment for many. Especially for those who are going to lose their jobs. According … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged an aspiring engineer’s imagination, Atlantis, Columbus, laptop computers, technical and non-technical benefits to life, The End of the Line, the last Shuttle, the New World, the space program, We are explorers!, We must never stop dreaming, we should always be exploring
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By the Mark of the Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, born when Haley’s Comet passed by the earth on November 30, 1835, became one of America’s most prolific, political, and funny writers of the late 1800s. He made fortunes, and lost them. He traveled extensively and wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Reading, Writing
Tagged A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, America’s most prolific, and funny writer, By the Mark of the Twain, Haley’s Comet, Horace Bixby, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Nikola Tesla, political, public libraries, riverboat pilot, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, science fiction writers, steamboat pilots, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Thomas Edison, “By the mark of the twain”
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Happy Fourth of July!
Good morning, America! Happy 235th birthday! Can you believe it? Two hundred and thirty five years ago today, we declared our independence from Great Britain. This day, many fill their day with T-ball and baseball games, picnics, cookouts, boating trips, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged boating trips, Concorde Hymn, cookouts, cookouts and family gatherings, embattled farmers, freedom, Good morning America!, Happy Fourth of July!, on April 19 in 1775, picnics, Ralph Waldo Emerson, T-ball and baseball games, the American Revolution, the Battle of Lexington, the shot heard around the world, the true significance of this day, their sacrifice, those who bought this day by their blood, to live their lives free, we declared our independence from Great Britain
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