Jan 9, 2021 | 1970, communication, conversations, Elvis Presley, Hollywood, Movie Stars, music, relationships, society, The War On Drugs, USA
The year was 1970. Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died. The Beatles broke up. And Elvis met President Nixon. Apparently Elvis collected badges. President Nixon had embarked on his “War Against Drugs”. Elvis wanted to lend him a hand. Elvis had landed in...
Jan 8, 2021 | civil unrest, Civil War, Cpaitalism, freedom, history, money, peace, society, USA, Vietnam, World
Two days ago we watched President Trump deliver an incendiary speech that incited a riot on the Capital of the United States in Washington, DC. His supporters say he did nothing wrong. He was saving our nation and our people from certain socialism. peacefully...
May 23, 2020 | 2020, banks, bitcoins, books, Career, children, China, communication, conversations, economy, gold, history, money, News, promises, social media, texting, trade, USA
Do you ever contemplate how much our moods and perspectives are shaped by our exterior world? I feel as if I have fallen asleep and woke up to A Brave New World. (Aldus Huxley, 1932) Once people gathered together and communed as one sharing ideas, collaborating. In...
May 11, 2020 | 1970, Earth Day, economy, history, hurricanes, Kennedy Space Center, money, new releases, Space Exploration, USA, Vietnam, War, World
Do you recall where you were and what you were doing in 1970? Here’s a little glimpse into the past. The Concorde made its first supersonic flight from Toulouse, France at 3:30 pm with test pilot Andre Turcat at the helm. It lasted twenty-seven minutes and had the...
Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
PORT CHARLOTTE — In 1790, U.S. marshals conducted the nation’s first census count, door to door. In 2020, in Charlotte County, it looks like it will be a lot of energetic retired people, based on the sample that showed up Tuesday at a county meeting for Census jobs....
