history
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Watching the world wake up from history
I was born during the Vietnam War, came of age in the Cold War and 9/11 was a pivotal moment of my adulthood. The 21st century hasn’t been that great a time and it doesn’t look any better anytime soon. At least I got to see the end of the Cold War. It didn’t end… Continue reading
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‘You will remember this day as long as you live’
The words still ring in my head, added to the crushing shock of the day itself, 22 years ago: “Sept. 11, 2001. You will remember this day as long as you live.” That’s what Dan Rather said in the opening of the CBS Evening News as the daylight began to ebb on a changed Manhattan… Continue reading
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Juneteenth
I have Juneteenth off for the first time.The holiday has been around for a long time, ever since 1865 in Texas when United States Major Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom in the formerly Confederate state. It has been a state holiday in Texas since 1980. But it wasn’t until 2021 when it became a federal… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 