There’s no doubt in my mind that Michael Jordon will forever dance through basketball history for he is also without a doubt the greatest player in the history of the game. North Carolina Tar Heels I was fortunate to see the beginnings of his awesome career. Being a North Carolina boy, and an avid University
No “Last Dance” for Jordan: He’ll Forever Dance in Basketball History
May 13, 2020 in Entertainment, History, Sport
There’s no doubt in my mind that Michael Jordon will forever dance through basketball history for he is also without a doubt the greatest player in the history of the game. North Carolina Tar Heels I was fortunate to see the beginnings of his awesome career. Being a North Carolina boy, and an avid University
Look Homeward? I am at Home!
May 6, 2020 in Books, HistoryOf course, I’m referring to that classic Thomas Wolfe novel Look Homeward, Angel. In regard to me being at home, by that I mean I’m living in the city that was Wolfe’s home, Asheville, NC, referred to in the novel as “Altamont”. I’m certainly...
I’ve Lived in Historic Times!...
April 15, 2020 in History, MovieIn retrospect, I find it ironic to realize that in this era of the Covid-19 pandemic, a truly historic event, I have also lived through other significant events and eras. My first major recollection is that of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which itself was...
A New World Awaits Us
April 8, 2020 in Current Events, HistoryThe world I speak of is the one that we will live in after this chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic has passed. Thing is, will it ever truly leave us? What is now unknown is if this disease will be a recurring event to...
“Remember the Alamo!”...
February 26, 2020 in Books, HistoryThat’s a phrase that I’ve been practicing my entire life, since I was a little boy. My introduction to that historical event began when I was that little boy and saw the Walt Disney miniseries about Davy Crockett on The Wonderful World of Disney,...
Invasion of the Tree Snatchers?...
September 25, 2019 in HistoryOkay, I’ll admit that that’s not a very original title. But I’m not plagiarizing; I’m paraphrasing. Those of you familiar with the classic 1954 sci-fi novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers by the late Jack Finney, and the movies based on it, will certainly...
“3-2-1…and we have lift...
July 17, 2019 in HistoryGeneric words spoken prior to each firing of a manned space mission, beginning with Alan Shepard’s Mercury flight of May 5, 1961, becoming the first American to tread past the boundaries of our atmospheric existence. Though Shepard did not go into orbit – first...
Lest We Forget, There’s Memor...
May 27, 2019 in History, HolidayOn this Memorial Day, I am sharing some blog posts in the past that has something to do with our fallen heroes. We used to go somewhere on this three-day weekend and explore historical sites, but we made it simple this year. We’re just...
The Ghosts of Eves Past
October 31, 2018 in HistoryHere on this day of so-called supernatural happenings, I’m fortunate to live in an area that has its own past moments of scary doings and, who knows, if any credence is to be put in this idea, future moments yet await. The Ghost of...
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