9-11 in Gander, Newfoundland
by a Flight Attendant on Delta Flight 15 On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic. All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to…
Would you do this?
Pirelli, an amazing walk on Christ The Redeemer
Christmas at a Gas Station
by Anonymous The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn’t been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. It was just another day to him. He didn’t hate Christmas, just couldn’t find…
Little Akio
The teacher said, “Let’s begin by reviewing some American History. Who said ‘Give me Liberty , or give me Death’?“ She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Little Akio, a bright foreign exchange student from Japan, who had…
Samuel Alexander Armas: Hand of Hope
A 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas was operated on in his mother’s womb by surgeon Joseph Bruner
9/11 – The largest evacuation by boat in history
In nine hours, boats streaming in from all over the Northeast evacuated 500,000 people trapped on Manhattan Island by the complete shutdown of all trains and bridges in the wake of the fall of the twin towers. (Compare that with…
Monte Carlo Demolition Derby
This is not a normal topic but we couldn’t resist it. – Ed How do you do a demolition derby in downtown Monte Carlo and still come out looking good? She goes for a little drive in his shiny blue…
The Song of Hiawatha – Selected Chapters
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from U of Virginia Library and Longfellow poems Introduction Should you ask me, Whence these stories? Whence these legends and traditions, With the odors of the forest With the dew and damp of meadows, With the curling…
When an Immigrant becomes an American
by Theodore Roosevelt 1907 In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else,…
Five Lessons on How to Treat People
1. First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: “What is the…