A Tribute To A True Trailblazer
On this past Thursday, I received a phone call from a young man who gave some sad news.
On this past Thursday, I received a phone call from a young man who gave some sad news.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” —- Franklin D. Roosevelt
The preceding statement was made by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he was running against Herbert Hoover, the incumbent Republican president, in 1932.
I recently received a call from a young man, who was born and raised in our locale, who now lives in Virginia with his wife and children.
n light of the recent natural catastrophes that occurred in Texas, Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean, it set me to thinking about how finite and frail human beings are in spite of our technology, ingenuity, and many discoveries and breakthroughs in science that have been made over the last two hundred years.
After reading the recent account of County Councilman Archie Scott’s presentation about the bathroom at the Riverdale Park being damaged by vandals, I felt compelled to join in the effort and outcry against such gross stupidity and destruction of public property.
The idea for the topic of my column today, in all actuality, did not originate without the influence of others.
In a true sense, we are all time travelers who occasionally make trips to the past or the future.
Not many days ago, I lost a very special friend and associate. In my opinion, his passing was premature and probably could have been avoided had he heeded the warning signs that were flashing all around him.
Unquestionably one of the most dreaded and unwelcomed times of the year in our locale is from the first of July through the first of September.
A few weeks ago, I saw a young man in one of my favorite early morning stops where I routinely frequent to get a mug of their coffee.