Category Archives: History
Diana The Would Be Queen
Who wasn’t thinking about Diana yesterday? Princess Diana’s memory looms large over King Charles’s coronation. She is the proverbial elephant in the abbey. Truthfully, seeing Queen Camilla crowned made me uncomfortable. Watching her smile and wave made me queasy as
Diana The Would Be Queen
Who wasn’t thinking about Diana yesterday? Princess Diana’s memory looms large over King Charles’s coronation. She is the proverbial elephant in the abbey. Truthfully, seeing Queen Camilla crowned made me uncomfortable. Watching her smile and wave made me queasy as
A Lunch Fit For a King or Queen
Real Kings may eat quiche, but I’m celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III with this 70-year-old Coronation classic. This waist-whittlin’ favorite of mid-century dieters was perfect to celebrate the crowning of a young, slender, Elizabeth as Queen. For all
A Lunch Fit For a King or Queen
Real Kings may eat quiche, but I’m celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III with this 70-year-old Coronation classic. This waist-whittlin’ favorite of mid-century dieters was perfect to celebrate the crowning of a young, slender, Elizabeth as Queen. For all
Harry Belafonte Touched All Our Lives
Harry Belafonte touched all our lives, whether as the King of Calypso or a courageous Civil rights activist. But it was a touch of another kind that once caused an uproar. It was April 2, 1968, when along with other
Harry Belafonte Touched All Our Lives
Harry Belafonte touched all our lives, whether as the King of Calypso or a courageous Civil rights activist. But it was a touch of another kind that once caused an uproar. It was April 2, 1968, when along with other
How a Kennedy Run For President Makes This Kennedyophile Want to Run For the Hills
I never dreamed hearing the name Kennedy announced for a run for President would elicit anything but sheer excitement for me. Instead, when anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. threw his hat in the 2024 presidential ring on Wednesday, I not only sighed,
How a Kennedy Run For President Makes This Kennedyophile Want to Run For the Hills
I never dreamed hearing the name Kennedy announced for a run for President would elicit anything but sheer excitement for me. Instead, when anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. threw his hat in the 2024 presidential ring on Wednesday, I not only sighed,
Remembrance Day
A day that I remember my mother is also a day to remember all those who perished in the Holocaust. As I remember my own mother Betty today, there is another young mother I want to honor today on Yom
Remembrance Day
A day that I remember my mother is also a day to remember all those who perished in the Holocaust. As I remember my own mother Betty today, there is another young mother I want to honor today on Yom
How All this Tennessee Talkin’ Made this Boomer Homesick For Davy Crockett
Suddenly Tennessee is all over the media. Expulsions and bannings and shootings, oh my! There hasn’t been so much attention paid to Tennessee since the Davy Crockett craze of the mid-1950s. It’s made me nostalgic for my hand-me-down coonskin cap.
How All this Tennessee Talkin’ Made this Boomer Homesick For Davy Crockett
Suddenly Tennessee is all over the media. Expulsions and bannings and shootings, oh my! There hasn’t been so much attention paid to Tennessee since the Davy Crockett craze of the mid-1950s. It’s made me nostalgic for my hand-me-down coonskin cap.
In Tennessee The South Will Rise Again
The Old South rose again in the Tennessee State House yesterday, even as they sunk to a new low. Score one for the Lost Cause. When three brave legislators spoke out about banning assault rifles in a state that just
In Tennessee The South Will Rise Again
The Old South rose again in the Tennessee State House yesterday, even as they sunk to a new low. Score one for the Lost Cause. When three brave legislators spoke out about banning assault rifles in a state that just
Only The Best People Get Arrested
People are saying….Only the Best people get arrested! Charles Manson Lee Harvey Oswald Jeffrey Dahmer Al Capone David Berkowitz -Son of Sam OJ Simpson
Only The Best People Get Arrested
People are saying….Only the Best people get arrested! Charles Manson Lee Harvey Oswald Jeffrey Dahmer Al Capone David Berkowitz -Son of Sam OJ Simpson
Is Donald Trump Saving Our Democracy?
Is Donald Trump saving our Democracy? You betcha! That was the notion suggested in a cover story in New York Magazine in the fall of 2015. The answer today may be a resounding yes, but for vastly different reasons
Is Donald Trump Saving Our Democracy?
Is Donald Trump saving our Democracy? You betcha! That was the notion suggested in a cover story in New York Magazine in the fall of 2015. The answer today may be a resounding yes, but for vastly different reasons
Holy Fact Check, Are We Are Headed For A Holy War
In their Holy War battle cry of Fake News, Marjorie Taylor Greene is leading the charge of the False Reality Brigade with shrieks of “witch hunt” to save their anointed Savior Donald “Jesus” Trump from the evils of a
Holy Fact Check, Are We Are Headed For A Holy War
In their Holy War battle cry of Fake News, Marjorie Taylor Greene is leading the charge of the False Reality Brigade with shrieks of “witch hunt” to save their anointed Savior Donald “Jesus” Trump from the evils of a
Envisioning The American Dream 