Being old
At the moment I’m spending time with my mother. It’s a rare occasion for me because Germany and the USA are still an ocean apart, and taking time off to take the trip is not always easy.
No liquids on board
I came to Drummond Island, Michigan via Toronto and Sault Saint Marie, Ontario. My flight from Munich came in late and it took forever to get through customs in Toronto, so I didn’t have time to check in my suitcase again to make my connecting flight. I ran to catch my flight, because taking a later one would have been too complicated: The Sault Saint Marie airport is 2 1/2 hours away from my family’s cabin, and I wasn’t certain I’d be able to get in touch with my brother Larry.
Growing up in DC in the 1960s
This morning I found a newspaper clipping and a picture that took me back to my childhood, growing up in DC.
Aloha Hawaii
Aloha in Hawaiian means affection, love, peace, compassion and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as a greeting to say goodbye and hello. Hawaii was annexed to the USA on July 7th, 1898 – ah, our glorious colonial past! – and became the 50th state in […]
Oops, did we forget one?
Speaking of camps…. the Onion, “America’s Finest News Source” ;-), does it again: “U.S. Finally Gets Around To Closing Last WWII Internment Camp. White House Press Secretary Debra Browning reminds reporters that there were 26 other camps that the U.S. successfully closed on time.”
Habeas corpus
Guantanamo Bay has been a black hole for civil liberties, and last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that this must change. Finally!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The shockwave
This is an extra edition, as I am thinking a lot of those days 40 years ago when Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and all hell broke loose.
