Tag Archives: History

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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2016 Reading – My Favorite – ‘The Wright Brothers’

Posted on December 31, 2016 by VocareMentor

“If I were giving a young man advice as to how he might succeed in life, I would say to him, pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.” – Wilbur Wright – – – – … Continue reading →

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The Unknown Variable, the ‘X’ in Fiction

Posted on September 27, 2016 by VocareMentor

“Rough business this movie business. I may have to go back to loan sharking for a rest.” – Chili Palmer, Get Shorty – – – – – – – – It’s probably similar for most bloggers – you plan your … Continue reading →

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What Legacy do I leave behind?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by VocareMentor

“We were all trapped in stories, she said, . . . each of us the prisoner of our own solipsistic narrative, each family the captive of the family story, each community locked within its own tale of itself, each people … Continue reading →

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Orville and Wilbur…..and David?!?

Posted on June 7, 2015 by VocareMentor

Last month my favorite non-fiction writer came out with his latest book. David McCullough’s newest is The Wright Brothers, who we all remember from grade school history class but actually know very little about. McCullough is just the historian to … 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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