It was 1801 when our fledgling nation saw its first peaceful transfer of power.  John Adams lost the presidential election to Thomas Jefferson.  The men were from different political parties and the race was bitterly fought.  When the time came, though, Adams graciously relinquished his position.  In fact, he slipped away after dark the evening… Read More »

I have never met anyone who says, “I just love it when the telemarketers call!  I believe every word they say and can hardly wait to give them my credit card information or bank routing and account numbers.  I’m always excited to get free estimates and will gladly tell the caller where I live so… Read More »

For centuries, natural medications were used to ease pain and fever.  One such natural remedy came from the bark of willow trees.  It was used in Ancient Greece by Hippocrates and was also used by the Native Americans.  Brewing the bark to make a tea or even sucking on the bark would extract a chemical… Read More »

Peter Park is a name that you probably should commit to memory because I think we will be hearing a lot about him in the years to come.  He took the California Bar exam in July, became a law clerk for the D.A.’s office in August, was notified that he has passed the bar in… Read More »

I admit it with great pride.  I AM a band geek.  Some of you were athletes.  You played every sport possible.  You ran track, dribbled a ball, tackled the opponent, and ran the bases.  I played in band – symphonic band, pep band, and the best of all, marching band.  And I would dare proclaim… Read More »

The name Francis Scott Key needs no introduction.  We know him as the author of The Star Spangled Banner.  “During the War of 1812, following the Burning of Washington in August 1814, on September 7, 1814, Key and American Agent for Prisoners of War, Colonel John Stuart Skinner dined aboard HMS Tonnant as the guests… Read More »

Texas resident Claudette Colvin is currently 84 years old and is often asked about her childhood.  Specifically, people are interested in what happened to her on this day in 1955 when she was a 15-year-old headed home from school.  She was taken off the public bus and arrested.  What was her “crime?” She was black… Read More »

 The headline of the Boston Herald said it all.  Lindbergh Baby Is Kidnapped.  Multiple article headlines preceded the actual article.  Noted Flier’s Son Taken From His Crib In Home At Hopewell, N.J.  ALARM BROADCAST:  PARENTS PROSTRATED.  Abductors Carry Away 20-Months-Old Child In Motor Car Stolen In Atlantic City.  BABY TAKEN FROM NURSERY:  FIVE PERSONS IN… Read More »

Once every four years, we call it a leap year.  Most of us just realize that February typically has 28 days and every four years, it has 29.  If we were pushed to explain it, the majority of us including this writer would have that deer in the headlights look and be stumped to give… Read More »

On March 8, 2022, I wrote a devotional about the 2022 Winter Olympics and scandals that have erupted through the years.  The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland has finally decided about something that occurred at the ’22 Olympics. Kamila Valieva was a Russian figure skater.  She was competing with her team at… Read More »