Historical Archives — Comment on current events that may become historical, or on history from today’s perspective.
· 26 October 2006 | 342 words
I rarely comment about political issues in this journal, but I have to note my revulsion to the new "fence" on the US-Mexico border. Bush recently signed a bill for the US to start building a 700-mile "fence" along the...
· 17 October 2006 | 102 words
The U.S. Census estimated that the population of the United States reached 300 million today. From the census page, the statistics for October, 2006 estimate: One birth every 7 seconds One death every 13 seconds One international migrant (net) every 31...
· 23 September 2006 | 43 words
I've been waiting to see this sign for the last couple weeks. The price for a gallon of gas has been dropping fairly quickly over the past two months, from a high of $2.99 this summer. I wonder how...
· 30 May 2006 | 88 words
We just ended a twelve-day streak of 90+ days here in central Oklahoma. We normally don't start those until late June, early July. The rain has finally come too. It has been skirting the area for a couple days. Not...
· 26 April 2006 | 165 words
This week is the national week for the Days of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. As a way to remember them, and to remember all victims of terrorism and hate crimes, wear a paperclip on your collar...
· 19 April 2006 | 148 words
We remember the 168 victims (149 adults and 19 children), the survivors (30 children were orphaned), and their families of the Oklahoma City Bombing at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. Our prayers go out for you. We come here...
· 3 January 2006 | 717 words
St. John of God picked me! Moneybags at A Catholic Life (via Julie D.) reminded us Catholics about "the practice of picking a saint at random to be your 'holy protector' for the year. Actually, the saint is the one...
· 1 May 2005 | 165 words
This week is the national week for the Days of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. As a way to remember them, and to remember all victims of terrorism and hate crimes, wear a paperclip on your collar...
· 19 April 2005 | 31 words
Please Lord, send your Holy Spirit to guide the new pope, Pope Benedict XVI, age 78, formally known as German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Deepen our faith and hope in you, Lord....
· 19 April 2005 | 148 words
We remember the 168 victims (149 adults and 19 children), the survivors (30 children were orphaned), and their families of the Oklahoma City Bombing at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. Our prayers go out for you. We come here...
· 22 July 2004 | 77 words
The new Texas quarter has been out in circulation for a while now. Oklahomans, not to be outdone, have minted their own quarter. (The U.S. Mint is not too happy about it either.) The idea was a pretty good one...
· 19 April 2004 | 60 words
We remember the 168 victims (149 adults and 19 children), the survivors (30 children were orphaned), and their families of the Oklahoma City Bombing at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. Our prayers go out for you. If you are...
· 12 December 2003 | 314 words
Today marks the 100th aniversary of the laying of the cornerstone for Mount St. Mary High School. Back in 1884 (five years before the famous land run), Sister Mary Catherine Troy and four other Sisters of Mercy arrived at...
· 24 July 2003 | 120 words
Photos of round barn in Arcadia, OK, and Oklahoma state capitol dome.
· 29 May 2003 | 19 words
Fifty years ago today, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest....
· 26 May 2003 | 128 words
The Mars Global Surveyor took this picture of Earth (image on left) from the orbit of Mars on May 8, 2003 at 8:00 am CDT. (The image on the right has a map superimposed on the left image to indicate...
· 29 April 2003 | 43 words
Thanks be to God--all of the POW's and MIA's from Operation Iraqi Freedom have been accounted. As for the POW/MIA's from the Vietnam and Korean Wars, a prayer goes out to those soldiers and their families. You have not been...
· 28 April 2003 | 151 words
Are you against hate and discrimination? Wear a paperclip this week! This week is the national week for the Days of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. Also, a grass roots campaign started by Sharyn Markus at Mountain Ridge...
· 25 April 2003 | 88 words
Fifty years ago today, James Watson and Francis Crick published their Nobel prize winning discovery in Nature describing the geometric shape of the DNA molecule. Mathematician Keith Devlin said, "Their discovery opened the door to a new understanding of life...
· 19 April 2003 | 65 words
We remember the 168 victims (149 adults and 19 children), the survivors, and their families of the Oklahoma City Bombing at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. Our prayers go out for you. If you are ever passing through town,...
· 14 April 2003 | 37 words
Yesterday, seven American POW’s where found near Tikrit. Ya-hoo! All of the Coalition POW's have been accounted for; but, there are still five MIA's. I pray that they are still alive and will be found....
· 9 April 2003 | 70 words
Crowds of Baghdad citizens cheering on the morning news reminded me of the scene in the movie Wizard of Oz where the Munchkins were cheering and singing "Ding-dong, the witch is dead!" Is the wicked witch of the East really...
· 4 April 2003 | 76 words
Hoping to catch Saddam Hussein, the war started on March 19 (about 8 pm EST) with a preemptive air attack on a single leadership site. Ground troops started crossing the border the next night, and the air attack started the...
· 30 March 2003 | 62 words
It is Day 12 of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The news reports are talking about another 100,000 U.S. troops being sent to Iraq to help topple Saddam Hussein's regime. Some reporter made the comment that this will most likely push the...
· 30 March 2003 | 85 words
I have placed the POW/MIA symbol on my journal homepage as a reminder of the Coalition (American and British) forces fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Please pray for these men and women on both sides of the conflict. To learn...
· 21 March 2003 | 280 words
The Coalition air war against Iraq, also known as "A" day, has begun at about 9 pm local time in Baghdad. The military nicknamed the type of operation as "Shock and Awe." What we saw was impressive, but I am...
· 17 March 2003 | 517 words
Well, today is the date for the last day of diplomacy for Iraq as stated by President Bush. It is all over the news that goverments from around the world are starting to pull out their diplomats from their embassies...
· 3 March 2003 | 200 words
The Pioneer 10 space probe has sent its last signal. Originally launched on March 2, 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to pass through the asteriod belt and swing by Jupiter. It's original mission was to last 21 months,...
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