Category: U.S. History
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Reflections on Fourth of July 2024 and Writing Progress Update
The United States celebrated its 248th Independence Day, evoking mixed emotions for the author. The Fourth of July was uneventful, but positive feedback on the novella “Reunion: A Story” brought some cheer. Despite missing out on traditional celebrations, the author remains focused on finishing “Reunion: Coda” and polishing the novel. Reflecting on the past, the…
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Captivating Holiday Read: Discover Scene Three of Reunion: Coda
On the 4th of July, 2024, in Madison, New Hampshire, the author celebrates America’s 248th year of independence. Despite personal struggles, they triumphantly complete a pivotal scene for their novel, “Reunion: Coda.” Uncertain about holiday plans, they consider editing the latest scene and offer a discount on the prelude, “Reunion: A Story.”
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, March 25, 2024, or: Mixed Tidings for the Start of the New Workweek
Late Morning/Midday, Monday, March 25, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, folks. It’s a cloudy and chilly early spring day here in my corner of New Hampshire on this first day of the new workweek. The current temperature is 35°F (2°C) under mostly cloudy conditions (although to be fair, we seem to be under a gap…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, November 22, 2023, or: Thanksgiving Eve News, Pre-Moving Mixed Emotions, and All That Stuff
Late Morning/Midday, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Rain in Tampa – Rain & Snow in Madison Hey, there, folks. Well, here we are on the day before my last Thanksgiving here in the Tampa Bay area – and my last major holiday in my native state of Florida. And since we’re on the countdown…
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September 11, 2001 Plus 22 Years: Time Has Passed, But The Memories Are Still Vivid
Adapted from a post I wrote in my original A Certain Point of View blog on Google’s Blogger platform. If you were to ask me if I remember what happened on Monday, September 10, 2001, I would have to be honest and say “Nothing, really.” I surely must have walked my six-year-old Labrador retriever, done…
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The Normal and the Crazy: America in 2023 (A Haiku)
Oh, land divided Between the “crazy” and “sane”! Do not choose “crazy.”
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Old Gamers Never Die: Starting 2023’s Gaming with the Updated ‘Regiments’ in Mobile Defense Mode
Old Gamers Never Die: Tackling the ‘Mobile Defense’ Skirmish in Regiments If you’re a regular visitor to A Certain Point of View, Too, you may remember that late last summer – in the last weeks of August – I purchased Regiments, a real-time tactical game depicting conventional combat in an alternate version of 1989 in…
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Tempus Fugit: Remembering Mid-December, 1972: New School, New Girlfriend, and Apollo’s Last Hurrah
“December is the holdout month, all the others torn away.” ― Anne Gisleson, The Futilitarians: Our Year of Thinking, Drinking, Grieving, and Reading With Christmas Day of 2022 only 12 days away – and New Year’s Eve 18 days in the future – and my move to Brandon looming on a date that is “TBA”…
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Reflections on America and Its History: Takeaways from the First Part of ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands,…
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Book Review: ‘The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11’
We have some planes. – Mohammad Atta, Hijacker I look at the clock, and every time I look at the clock, it seems to be 9:11. I’m like, “Oh, 9:11 again.” It just happens, something so simple like that. – Sharon Miller, Officer, Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) On September 10, 2019, Avid Reader Press…
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