Paul Revere’s Ride

Happy Independence Day, readers! Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By…

Remember the Republic

“Left to themselves, Americans build, cultivate, bridge, dam, canalise, invent, teach, manufacture, think, write, lock themselves in struggle with the eternal challenges that man has chosen to confront, and with an intensity not known elsewhere on the globe. Bidden to make war their work, Americans shoulder the burden with intimidating purpose. There is, I have…

America – My Beautiful, Inspirational Home

I posted this article last year for Independence Day and, seeing no reason to elaborate on what was stated then, I have reposted it below. Enjoy, readers, and have fun celebrating our nation’s birthday! “Words fail to convey how deeply I love my country. From childhood I have loved the Stars and Stripes that snap…

America – My Home and My Inspiration

Words fail to convey how deeply I love my country. From childhood I have loved the Stars and Stripes that snap in the breeze, the army that guards our nation, the air force that protects our skies, and the navy that patrols the seas. There is no other nation in which I would want to…