Tag: history
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The Fickle Democrats
It is amazing to watch the Democrats change their view on issues to fit public support through the years. Just take the issue of peace from the Vietnam conflict to the Russian/Ukraine war. Since the 1960s to now, they have taken a 180 degree change in peace. How we can remember the peace protest of…
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Journal Entry – Space Center Houston
Yesterday, I went to Space Center Houston, and it was a trip down memory lane for sure. It did not take long to recognize a photo of Alan Shepard. By growing during the first space adventures on TV, we could recognize all of the original save astronauts. With the Gemini program, there were other astronauts…
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Journal Entry – George H. Bush Museum
Today, I went through the George H. Bush Museum, and I would recommend anyone other to visit it, since it is a reflection of what we lived during our lifespans. But, as for this Journal Entry, I am goin got play Paul Hervey, so you are going to get the rest of the story. About…
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Deflection – Seventeenth Amendment Part I
The behavior of the US Senators during the current confirmation hearings are the result of the Seventeenth Amendment where the US senators are more concern with getting reelected than focusing on states rights, as the Constitution was written. When looking at the childish behavior of the Senators, this is a poor reflection of the US…
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Journal Entry – This is murder; bring those troops back
This phrase was spoken by General William Tecumseh Sherman at the battle of Vicksburg, and this phrase speaks volumes on the human character. It is this type of phrase that people have a hart time understanding. Why would rational troops go blindly against a fortification knowing that they were going to died? During the Gettysburg…
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Journal Entry – World War II Museum
Today I visited the World War II Museum here in New Orleans. One might think that there are just going to visit a great museum on a world wide war. Although this is true, the start of the museum is a stark reminder of the number of people that was killed during this war, so…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Day Eighteen
The silence is deafening. This is how I felt at about 3:00 today setting in my truck in the packing lot of Melrose National Historical Park. As the handout states, “a cotton kingdom estate.” Just imagine a 132-acre plantation with a labor force of 28 people. (The owners, the McMurrens, had five plantation with 1,000…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Fourteenth Day
Today was a frustrating day. I first go to the Vicksburg Visitors Center, and I find that it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. I am finding that the videos in visitor center really sent the mood for the tour in these parks and they are educational giving everyone something to look for in the…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Ninth Day
First, I pulled into a campground just before dark that has little to no internet signal, so I am typing from my I Pad. As for me, it has been kind of a slow day. This afternoon I went through the interpretative canter for Brice Crossing Battlefield. It was toward the end of the war,…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Eight Day
I did a lot of driving, but it was kind of uneventful day, and the weather did not help, since it was warm, but it was drizzling most of the time and it did not show up on the radar. During the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition, I studied their journey closely.…
Deflection 