Month: June 2019

  • Happy 65th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

           Regular readers know I celebrate special days. A week ago today, June 5, 2019, the special day was for my mom, Carola’s, 88th birthday. Today features both my parents as they celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.      One week after Carola’s 23rd birthday, she and my dad, Leonard, a not-yet-ordained minister,…

  • Happy 65th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!

       Regular readers know I celebrate special days. A week ago today, June 5, 2019, the special day was for my mom, Carola’s, 88th birthday. Today features both my parents as they celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.      One week after Carola’s 23rd birthday, she and my dad, Leonard, a not-yet-ordained minister, married in…

  • HISTORY BITS

         G’mornin’ y’all. Close friends know that I’m a history buff. I wholeheartedly agree with Spanish-American philosopher and author, George (Jorge) Santayana. The relevant quote for me is “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”      I get a daily email from History.com, and regularly share what I call…