Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, when palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday. It thus marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent. ….for those who have an upbringing in the Catholic faith or remain in … Read moreTHE COLD PALM SUNDAY
This is a mush share old newspaper clipping from June 1930.. A fine example of news reporting from the coal region, or as the 30s paper described it as, the ‘depressed anthracite region.’ ……those were the days.
Today Donald Trump did what any other president does this time of year: He pardoned a turkey in Thanksgiving tradition. And thought a typical day in the life of President produces odd Tweets and awkward photo ops, today seemingly went off without a hitch. This is how Matt Flagenheimer kept record of the events at … Read moreDRUMSTICK gets his Thanksgiving pardon
9/11 I have always struggled to know why I, along with many others, watch footage of 911 every year … also several times throughout the year. It seems ghoulish, it seems like we just relive a snuff film in real time every moment. For me, there is a sense of guilt that comes with it … Read moreHistory on repeat: Why do we constantly watch September 11 reruns
Yes, yes.. Memorial Day weekend is about more than just hot dogs and hamburgers. And as a somewhat vegan human, it’s more about grilled peppers and asparagus for me anyway. But regardless of diet, “Decoration Day” has lost its meaning just as every other national holiday has lost its meaning over the years.. At least … Read moreLet this sunset photo be a reminder to you of what matters.. the peace of the planet.. all of the sunrises and sunsets soldiers did not see after they met their demise on battlefields..
The AUDACITY OF HOPELESSNESS There is a myth of greatness… a myth of empire. A myth that the American ideals of love and peace prevail across the planet. The truth of the myth is complicated.. It’s filled with decades–centuries–of great people battling not so great people within this nation in a quest to define what … Read moreThe audacity of hopelessness
Ronald Clark O’Bryan is remembered as the man who killed Halloween … a nicknamed along with the “CANDY MAN.” His actions also began decades of parents ferociously searching their kids’ candy bowls after trick or treating ended each year.. something that continues until even today… Every time you see local or state police offering up … Read moreThe reason you still check your candy on Halloween night
The 15th year since terror struck.. And there is no where to go but the reality of history
In 1814, while the British red coats were in the midst of burning down the White House, the Library of Congress, and other governmental institutions, President James Madison had to evacuate. His wife, Dolly, the first lady of the United States, stood in the White House until she knew for sure that a painting of … Read moreThe 9/11 hurricane that never happened
This ACTUAL picture pops up every now and then in pop culture and has done so for decades.. An actual scene of workers eating lunch above a still being built city.. on a beam.. inches from death but not scared of anything, just devouring their food in order to have energy to work more.. Labor … Read moreEvery now and then, the nation needs a Roosevelt: Labor Day 2016