The evolution of the train is much like life, its journey through time collects treasured memories of people and places as it stops and goes from one station to another. Have you ever thought about comparing life to a train ride or a series of train rides?
Be sure to go to Awakenings for the terrific slideshow!
BOO! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The Witching Hours by Micki Peluso, author of “And the Whippoorwill Sang”
A story of the origins of Halloween from olden times up to the present. . .
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This Day in History: October 26, 1881
Cowboys, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp were destined to collide and by the spring of 1881, it was apparent they were already on that collision course. The most famous gunfight showdown in history featured thirty shots fired in thirty seconds that left three cowboys dead along with Virgil and Morgan Earp wounded.
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We the People! Awakenings sole purpose is to enlighten you to Embrace Your Past, Empower the Present, Enrich Your Future! There is no better way to accomplish this than to understand the principles and beliefs upon which America was founded.
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The premise behind Awakenings is to reopen the eyes of Americans to the awareness of those who laid the foundation and established the platform for America’s freedom. It began over 400 years ago with the most significant landing in our nation’s founding: Jamestown, Virginia, 1607. This significant point in time did not occur without sacrifice: lives of individuals, entire families and loved ones. And, sacrifices are still being made today to maintain that which was established centuries ago.
What if Columbus had not made the decision to venture across the high seas? That was certainly not a walk in the park, a stoll along the beach or a Sunday drive! Throughout the many, many decades of celebration, have you ever thought about the voyage itself? Sure, we celebrate the discovery of America but what did it take for this to truly become a day of celebration? What were some of the conditions and hardships endured while crossing treacherous waters in hopes of one day citing land? The key word here is HOPE with a willingness to TRY and find new land!
Visit Awakenings for some history surrounding Christopher Columbus and Echoes of the Sea. . .
Exploration did not end with America’s discovery. That was only the beginning. Here is some food for thought in the form of a quote from the 1500s:
“We ate only old biscuit reduced to powder, all full of worms and stinking of the
urine that the rats made on it. And we drank water that was yellow and
stinking.”~Antonio Pigatetta 1500s, a sailor aboard the Magellan
Step back in time: Would you have the willingness to try?
Cookies ~ a treat for any age but how did they get started, how did the ‘cookie’ get its name? Did you know the ‘cookie’ actually goes back to the 7th century? Now, that’s a long way back, folks!
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Celebrating the 225th Anniversary of Constitution Day!
September 17 is designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution
in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
Well said: “It seemed everybody knew someone who knew someone there. It affected the world. We all became New Yorkers on that day.”
I lived in New York City from 1994 to 1999. It is a city unlike any other because everything is larger than life. The buildings there are so tall that most streets remain in shadow much of the day because the sun simply can’t reach them. Looking up and down the avenues you see nothing but a thin strip of blue sky between two rows of dark skyscrapers lined up on both sides of the street, one after another, until they disappear into the horizon. The company I worked for was located in a small to medium-sized building by New York standards. My department was on the nineteenth floor of a twenty-one story building – just a third of the size of some other New York buildings.
I’d always put off seeing the sights when I lived in New York, always thinking I’d get to it some other day. I was…
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Twin Towers NYC
“The attacks of September 11 were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified… We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.”
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