I heard the following story many years ago; my father read it to us. I have recalled it many times when reading news about some tragic death. Maybe this story was a way the ancient civilizations had of explaining unusual untimely deaths; a way of explaining predestination. "The Appointment in Samarra" (as retold by... Continue Reading →
1875 Mark Twain
Celebrity generosity is nothing new as this 1875 newspaper item clearly shows. Link to the newspaper item: =================== Ann Arbor, Michigan The Peninsular Courier - Mar 12, 1875 See to the left of this link: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NSpbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gU8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2346%2C7207556 ====================
Count the words
Have you ever had to submit a written document which required a certain number of words to be written? In school we were always given assignments such as “write two hundred words on Lincoln” or “write a five hundred word paper on the Reformation”. I remember writing the assignments and spending half the time just... Continue Reading →
The Kiss
If you want to be introduced to a whole bunch of new blog pages then this is the place to go because she has a list of the entire photo Kiss entries. Each link is a different blog site and each is unique in their perspective on life. Enjoy. http://3rdculturechildren.com/2013/02/17/52-bolivian-sundays-week-7-kiss/ Take Care. Jose
Authors – Alfred Lord Tennyson
Once again the literary Gods intervened. I was in hot pursuit of James Carpenter in a Jan 13, 1887 newspaper but stumbled upon this item: Alfred Tennyson I know Alfred Lord Tennyson not from reading his books but from the card game "Authors" that we played when we were kids back in the 50's. Link... Continue Reading →
Genealogical Collection 