Before the sun peaked over the horizon, Carl would be up and crossing the road with two 2-gallon buckets. He was headed for the school house across the county road where he filled each bucket with fresh well water from the hand pump. Then carry Ing both buckets full he slowly started back to hisContinue reading “Grapes of Wrath? Not here.”
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It was one of those days Roosevelt said.
Honolulu Hawaii, A fading orange sun was slowly sinking into the placid central blue Pacific. The mournful sounds of Taps was sounding out from the distinctive white structure of the Arizona Memorial in the waters of Pearl Harbor. As I observed this from the lanai from the back of our townhouse overlooking all of PearlContinue reading “It was one of those days Roosevelt said.”
Immigrants not on the Mother Road.
Today in history. On Saturday March 8, 1941 they left their homeland to explore new territories with the hope for a better and prosperous life. Leaving behind a homeland ravaged by depression and drought. It was a major decision to leave family and friends in order to explore new worlds. Never the less the decisionContinue reading “Immigrants not on the Mother Road.”
Remember Pearl Harbor.
December 7 1972, we were living in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wife and I lived in a townhouse overlooking Pearl Country Club golf course. Our town house was just a few yards up from the eleventh tee. This incredible postcard landscape scene sloped down to a wide panorama of velvet green grass and palm trees. Which thenContinue reading “Remember Pearl Harbor.”
Chuck the Blogger Guy 