Category Archives: History

Remembering Apollo

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Adaptability

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

My grandparents were born before the twentieth century began. They witnessed incredible changes during their lifetimes. The electric light bulb was a new invention, as was the automobile. Indoor plumbing was still a rare luxury. Balloons and dirigibles existed, but … Continue reading →

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1683

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

Today we remember September 11 for what happened in 2001. But it is a memorable day for another event as well: a major turning point of history. Had things on September 11, 1683 gone otherwise, the world would be a … Continue reading →

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When the Walls Came Down

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

In 1979, the year I graduated from college, Georgi Vins was expelled from the Soviet Union. Georgi Vins was a Russian Baptist pastor persecuted for his involvement with a network of Baptist Churches in the Soviet Union. His father, Peter … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Most of my students do not understand just how much there is to learn. My purpose, in instructing them, is not just to give them information. It is not just to expand their understanding of the subject that they are … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

As we live our lives, it is not uncommon to contemplate our memories of times past and compare them to our hopes for tomorrow. The difficulty, of course, comes in the actual remembering of what has transpired. Our memories are … Continue reading →

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The Value of Poetry

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

On Sunday, about 10:30 PM Pacific Time, a one ton nuclear powered rover carrying lasers to blast rocks, a laboratory, and 3-D cameras will land on Mars after an eight and a half month trip. It cost the American taxpayers … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeves

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

Pet peeves are things that get us angry; they are the buttons that people can push inadvertently without knowing they are doing it that get us riled. They are the subjects, the annoyances, that get us to start pontificating at … Continue reading →

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Kristallnacht

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

The Holocaust was officially set in motion following the Wannsee Conference, a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime that was held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on January 20, 1942. The conference’s purpose was to inform … Continue reading →

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Go.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

Back in 2004 I had the privilege of being involved in a small way with the launch of SpaceShipOne, the first non-government spaceship. Afterwards, I wrote an article for a small newspaper in Northern California that I still write for. … Continue reading →

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