Tag Archives: Books

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Birmingham Revolution

Posted on August 30, 2017 by VocareMentor

Dr. King, “was called to lead an unlikely movement, at a particular moment in time, against an immense system of social injustice.” ~ Birmingham Revolution ~ It was 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama, ground zero in a seminal year of United … Continue reading →

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Space, The Final Frontier

Posted on June 30, 2017 by VocareMentor

“Even before Apollo 11 — the first lunar landing in July 1969 — the government had already axed the program’s loftier ambitions. Planners had envisioned Apollo leading to a lunar base, for instance, and a manned mission to Mars was … Continue reading →

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My Dad – a Book – and ‘Connection’

Posted on May 31, 2017 by VocareMentor

It’s been just about 9 years now since my dad passed away.  I had never been very close to him, my parents having divorced when I was 6 years old. This post is about a bit of extra connection coming … Continue reading →

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So Much More Than Just “The Master of Suspense”

Posted on August 14, 2016 by VocareMentor

“Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.” – Alfred Hitchcock – – – – – – – Saturday, the 13th … Continue reading →

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In consideration of St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 15, 2015 by VocareMentor

At times I’m a bit embarrassed that I’m an Irishman – that doesn’t drink. That’s kind of an oxymoron isn’t it? An Irishman who doesn’t drink. Much of my family would fit in just fine in an Irish pub. I … Continue reading →

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“To the moon, Alice!” – Yep, to the moon – Apollo 11

Posted on July 17, 2014 by VocareMentor

Ever since I was a kid, watching the broadcast of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin leaving the first human footprints on the moon, I’ve wanted to fly in outer space. But I was well aware of my being a poor … Continue reading →

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I take Inspiration wherever I can get it

Posted on April 14, 2014 by VocareMentor

“I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not “true” because we’re hungry for another kind of truth: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define … Continue reading →

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