Misc things that sprout in my mind
By adding this book to my right side blog page I think I have made it abundantly clear how it has influenced me during my life. I read this book soon after it was published in 1962 and have re-read … Continue reading Travels with Charley
I think everyone knows that a significant part of the NRA are evangelical Christians. To me that association seems to be a Jekyll/Hide thing. How can you be so irrationally in favor of all guns without ANY restrictions and the resulting violence that it brings and be a follower of Jesus who was anything but a violent man? It is hard for me to fathom that association but I have to accept that it is there. One thing that Evangelicals and NRA members hold very much in common is the idea of the “slippery slope”. It is very much engrained … Continue reading Evangelicals and the NRA
Mackinac Island, MI While the Grand Hotel on the island is indeed grand it is also very expensive. Most of us who visit there stay at one of the several hotels close to town. For us it was the Island … Continue reading Mackinac Island – Hotels
Mackinac Island, MI Bicycles are the main mode of transportation on the Island and there are thousands of them for daily rentals. Continue reading Mackinac Island – Bicycles
Mackinac Island, MI One of the best things about Mackinac Island is that unlike Nantucket there are not cars there. If you want to get around you either catch a hose and buggy or rent a bicycle. That makes is … Continue reading Mackinac Island – No Cars
Mackinac Island, MI Mackinaw Island was a very important part of early American History and the Grand Hotel shown in the picture has been a big part of that history for over one hundred years. Lets spend a few … Continue reading Mackinac Island… Grand Hotel
Seattle, WA I have never understood why it is called a Space Needle but it has become the symbol for Seattle. We, like most tourists went to the top for a view of the city when we were there in … Continue reading Space??
Lexington, KY – Shaker Village The “Tree of Life” is a well-known Shaker symbol created by Hannah Cohoon at the Hancock Village in 1845. It reminds me of the Bible verse about the Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians). Continue reading Tree of Life…
Youngstown, OH – Creativity Lets look at another pic from my Youngstown Historical Center visit. It isn’t immediately obvious what you are looking at so I will explain it. Working in the steel mills is dirty business so when the … Continue reading American Ingenuity..
Wallace Idaho – Silver City Wallace Idaho is a small town in the upper skinny part of Idaho. It has less than a thousand people but a thriving downtown district. It was known as the Silver Capital of the country … Continue reading Wallace Idaho
Homestead PA – Steel City Homestead was perhaps the last of the giant mills to go down. It was on the Monongahela River and a place where thousands worked twelve hour days six days a week. And then came the … Continue reading Homestead…
Youngstown, OH – The Mill Steel mills were an important part of the Industrial Age of a century ago and Youngstown was very much a part of the legacy. If you are ever in the area I would highly encourage … Continue reading Youngstown History…
Youngstown, OH – Steel Town Let’s spend this week on ISOA looking at one historical center. This is a picture of a picture found in the Youngstown Historical Center of the conditions in the shantytowns that were close to almost … Continue reading Steel Mills..
Clarence, IA – Tombstones Since I didn’t have gps tagging at the time I’m not sure but I think this tombstone was in a cemetery in Clarence Iowa. As you can tell it is probably a replacement for the original. … Continue reading Tombstones…
Washington DC – Jefferson Memorial Jefferson was perhaps the most eloquent of the founding fathers. He spent his life before and after the White House with books and his writing. Even though it is a little out of the way … Continue reading Jefferson
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 