THE BEGINNING – Big Stone Gap, VA This is stage one of my journey through the time on this earth! It began when I was 18 months old in a small Southwest Virginia town – - –
GERMANY – I spent over two years in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army in the late ’50s. During that time I visited a number of European countries and cities.
TWENTY YEARS IN ERWIN, TN – Right before my marriage, I moved to Erwin, TN, about 70 miles from my VA hometown. I was employed as Chief Engineer of a radio station there.
THE MIGRATION TO FLORIDA – I left Erwin, TN to accept a “temporary” job in television in Cocoa, FL. That was 28 years ago!
September 1st, 2010Have you heard of the Russian “Teardrop” 9-11 Memorial given to the USA? Most news agencies did not report this gift from Premier Alexander Putin and the Russian people.
The memorial is across the harbor from “Ground Zero”. You can see the full story here:
(You may want to use the “Pause” button ( | | ) to read all of the inscriptions)
August 27th, 2010After reading the article on the Autobahn, you probably need to know this (2 1/2 minutes):
Video instructions on how to stop a speeding car with a locked throttle — Read more…
August 24th, 2010
Through technology and mass communications, most everyone has heard of Germany’s (plus Austria’s and Switzerland’s) Autobahn Highway System (Bundesautobahn). But, how much do you know (or care!) about it? Here are a few facts:
It was begun in the 1930’s by Adolph Hitler primarily as a public works project, providing government jobs to unemployed Germans, and furnished a road connection between various regions within Germany that could make military defense and logistics much more efficient and rapid in response.
August 22nd, 2010His “term” is far enough behind us and he has been dead long enough for people (hopefully from all points of view) to reflect on the administration of Ronald Reagan and some of his successes as well as his quotable sayings.
President Reagan speaks from the past about our future in this short video — — —
