Enough talk of everything other than the present state of affairs in America. Let us concentrate on the mind of the person elected to the presidency by a minority of the voters. You have seen the video I assume. It was in Buffalo, New York. The police are walking in a line toward the protesters….
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Do You Think These People Out Protesting On The Street Have A Reason To Be There?
In 1999 Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker complained about the deal that John Martorno was offered by the federal prosecutor. He wrote: “You can commit one of the worst massacres in this city’s bloody history and pay no price at all. The lives of Smith, Dickson, and Barrett meant virtually nothing.” I’ve written before about this….
What’s The Big Deal? Only 100,000 dead! It Could Have Been Millions.
How many died in Vietnam? I guess if you consider those named on the Vietnam War in Washington DC the official figure it is a little over 58,000. The dates are from 1954 to 1975 although not much was happening before 1964 or 1965. I know that because I was in Japan from 1961 to…
Thoughts of Shylock:
It’s a beautiful morning on Cape Cod. A slight breeze, sunny, the marsh is at low tide unlike the photo to the left, not too many birds around which is surprising. They may be sleeping late. Walking to get my morning coffee which my wife Maria insists on making in part because she believes I…
In Memoriam: Richard E. Doherty, My Wise Old Friend
Dick and I were close friends for 65 years. As the years passed and our lives ran their separate ways we spoke on occasion and had lunch or dinner. We both had busy lives. Time would slip by but when we got together it was like we were together the day before. Dick had a…