history
Subjects: Barry Goldwater, Bill Clinton, black and white, children, democracy, education, Eisenhower, George McGovern, George W Bush, history, Hubert Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Baines Johnson, missiles, nuclear, politics, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Ross Perot, television, Willy Horton
Once upon a time, long, long ago in the dark ages of the world, before Google, Facebook, YouTube, and Geocities (snirk), the poor lonely little baby Interwebz could only send text. Strings of dull, boring letters, words, punctuation. Then one day, everything changed. That day was twenty years ago Wednesday (1992 July 18). That's when the first pornogr///// uh, photograph was posted to the web. Yes, there was a first photograph, and yes, we do know what it was. Kind of like having a recording of the first phone call.
"Watson, come here! I need you."
"Not now, Al, I'm eating lunch! (Why do they always call at mealtime?)"
Here's a link to that first web pic http://bit.ly/webpic1
Here's the link to the article http://bit.ly/pix50
Hope y'all had yourselves a liberty-lovin' little Independence Day! We all gathered at Mom's for her 92nd Independence Day. Baked beans, swimming, and friends and relations. God grant future generations will know what we know.
Here's a two-fer for the 4th. Andy Griffith + American History. (h/t Cuz BD
"Not many of these guys left." After Mrs Ww and I watched the Chicago one (I won't re-post it; YouTube zSF0S50c9c0), we were noting the same thing, the all-too-rapidly dwindling numbers, all those wheelchairs & canes, and I recalled, when we were children, there were still a few Civil War vets alive.
Measured by short human lifespans, WW2 or the Civil War especially were a long time ago, but I remember, as a kid reading war comics, being impressed by how WW2 had only ended so few years back. Europe was still rebuilding! Lots of modern folks have a perspective about as long as the last TV season, if that, but I think we ought to have the perspective that the Cold War, the World Wars, historically, they just happened. The dangers are not long ago and far away. They're still here and now.
Okay, I know I posted two videos already. I'm not trying to compete with Pete. Really! This is (probably) it for today. And again, stop me if you've heard this one. :)
Reagan's Normandy speech. Again, h/t to that invaluable resource War News Update:
Subjects: Ronald Reagan, WW2, Normandy, D-Day, history, US military
I’m a ways behind on my PoliNations. Probably Pete or Chrissy or someone already posted this? Anyway, feel free to delete this if it’s a repeat. Or watch it again. It’s worth it.
Only have a moment to dash off accumulated thoughts from the weekend's readings.
Kids, with modern LED monitors, there's no longer a danger of x-rays, so come right up to the screen. Clo-o-oser! There's not enough static electricity on LED monitors to hold your magic window, but fortunately the modern LED screen is made of a special substance that wipes clean easily with any ammonia-based window cleaner, even if you use permanent-ink markers. Go ahead! Try it!
A few more links recalling the events, and the consequences, of September 11, 2001.
The Good News: Nothing Much Happened, Again.
The Bad News: It happened.
Subjects: 2001-9-11, anniversary, Barack Obama, George W Bush, falling man
A mighty man in the kingdom, winning souls wherever he went.
I'd rather have a Sam Adams, myself, but to each his or her own. Freedom!
In Mr Smith Goes to Washington, the Congressional pages play a great role, right from the moment Jimmy Stewart's character enters the chamber.
Amazing that the kids didn't miss that serious trouble had happened. (Why do so many adults think kids are unobservant or unaware?)
Subjects: George W Bush, 2001-9-11, war, terrorism, Progressives Playbook, anti-war protests, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama
I also remember that night, standing under a beautiful Oklahoma just-past-full moon in a clear night sky, after watching all day the horrid news reports out of Oklahoma City, wondering how anyone else looking at this beautiful world could do such a thing.
>...anyone else questioning recent history, before the internet...?
Subjects: history, news, LaughingStock Media, Internet, freedom of information
We spend 50 years trying to understand, noting every historical coincidence, reading every conspiracy theory, examining every bullet like we'd been appointed to the Warren Commission…
Regarding the 2001-Sep-11 hijackings and attacks on New York City, the Pentagon, and wherever Flight 93 was heading.
Subjects: war, terrorism, attack, 2001-9-11, peace, justice, mercy, forgiveness, love, brotherhood, world unity, religion, faith
A look back or maybe sidewise.
Ballad regarding events which put the foundations of humanity out of whack
Subjects: Urantia, Caligastia, origins, faith, betrayal, history, revelation
What is this? My personal introduction, for those who don't know about the "fifth epochal revelation" to our world.