John Adams, The Forgotten Founding Father

Using the thousands of letters and journals, historian David McCullough has written a remarkable biography of John Adams, the intellectual backbone of the new United States of America.  Sandwiched between the presidencies of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, it easy to see how Adams came to be forgotten.  Adams’s humble beginnings should not cloud your […]

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I just returned from a fabulous trip to D.C.  It has been about 30 years since I last visited.  The sites I visited were the Lincoln Memorial, which is magnificent in grandeur.  To me it embodied the man who saved the country.  I also went to the Library of Congress.  I took a tour of […]

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This day is usually about picnics with family and friends.  But for me I have decided not to go to any picnics.  In fact, I do not believe this year’s 4th of July is a happy occasion.  I’m increasingly disturb by what our government is doing to our country.  I think the death of Michael […]

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