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!
November 12th, 2011
At the end of my article on “Pink” and cancer research I referred to the costs involved in research and how it is done.
As with any research, whether in medicine or developing automobile models or the like, a lot of time is spent trying various methods – much trial and error – until a desired resolution comes forth. Those processes take up a lot of time, labor costs, for which there is no return on the unsuitable tests. Only until the finished product is marketed does the research pay off.
November 6th, 2011
Now that the American Space Shuttle Program is officially over, the space agency has just signed off a number of facilities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to a company called Space Florida.
This agreement – which NASA officials announced October 31 – will ensure that those installations will be put to good use in the coming years, rather than left to decay now that no shuttles remain to use them.
November 3rd, 2011
A little over a year ago I wrote two articles (on the KingsWay site) on Sharia (Muslim) law and its encroachment into the life and court system in the United States: “Sharia Law & The Constitution” and “Sharia and Disney?“.
Now we have yet another example of this creeping menace – as revealed recently in a court in Tampa, Florida – invading our society.
October 28th, 2011
October was the month to recognize (and support) Breast Cancer Awareness. We saw a lot of pink showing that support – big burly football players in their cute pink cleats, pink towels, tennis shoes, arm bands – you name it, pink was the color of choice everywhere, in sports, other venues and on the street.
True, we need to be made aware of the devastation of breast (as well as other forms of) cancer, but one wonders just how much was spent on “pink“? Ribbons, flags, banners; all the items that were used (sold) to make us aware cost a lot of money. For instance, the shoes that football players use – they aren’t cheap, and that includes ones that have pink enhancements. And, helmets; a good helmet is probably in the $100 range. I wonder how much a team would spend to outfit all the 40+ players with new pink helmets!
