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Are you receiving your share of Seasons greeting and holiday wishes from family and friends this year? The greeting card people figure there are about ten thousand different Christmas Card designs and they expect over three billion cards to be sent this year. Christmas cards probably descended from what was once called “school pieces” or [...] Continue reading Christmas Cards Perhaps it’s time to talk again about perseverance. Sometimes we persevere because of a challenge, sometimes because of an inward vision, and sometimes because we are stubborn and we follow a prompting that says we must go on. I think that’s probably what happened to Elias Howe. It all started during an argument in 1839 [...] Continue reading Perserverance Good Morning All, Thank you for tuning in to this blog from time to time. During the G-20 meeting this week in London, I wondered if those who flew to the summit looked down at the earth from their five-mile high altitude and did they know where one country ends and another begins. The thought [...] Continue reading Borders It’s time to think about the effect of thought on world leaders. President Obama travels today to the G-20 summit in London. The organizers have suggested that this event could make a significant contribution to global economic recovery. Leaders of the G-20 countries are attending along with their finance ministers and top bankers. There are [...] Continue reading G-20 Summit Good Sunday Morning to All, Normally, I don’t post on the weekend, but today is sadly special. On this day December 21st 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland. 270 people were murdered by a terrorist bomb. The plane originated in Frankfort, Germany and had one stop in [...] Continue reading Lockerbie |
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In Memorium
Today is sadly special. On this day December 21st 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland. 270 people were murdered by a terrorist bomb. The plane originated in Frankfort, Germany and had one stop in London before heading out across the North Atlantic taking many home for the [...]
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