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women's issues, musings, hopes and fears as we age
Recent Posts
While we were sleeping: Social Security and Medicare at risk
Blogger Ronni Bennett has put up some must-read posts outlining an initiative designed to have a huge impact on Social Security and Medicare. In fact, the initiators want to dismantle both “entitlement” programs. I don’t know a...
Dance: Where the hell is Matt?
This video took on a life of its own last year. Even if you've already seen it, I guarantee Matt will put a smile on your face. ...
JFK series
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the recent series on John F. Kennedy, and to all who added their comments. The series was reffed on a number of sites, including Blog of Ages and Hill Country Mysteries. Thanks again, fellow bloggers!It...
More on JFK
Our friend George Phenix has an interesting post today, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. He says:I was a green 24-year-old cub reporter for KRLD-TV and barely knew how to operate a camera when history happ...
The Day JFK Was Shot, Part 1: Recalling the speech that launched a generation
January 20, 1961Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbol...
The Day JFK Was Shot, Part 2: I was there
Birds reader and fellow blogger George Phenix was 25 and barely a month into a job as cameraman for (then) CBS-affiliate KRLD-TV on November 22, 1963, when he was assigned to cover President Kennedy’s Dallas visit. As the President's&...

