Recent Posts Tagged With 'history'

• Thanksgiving Day/ 2009/ Andrea Bocelli/ God Bless Us Everyone

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 06:06 in photos, writing, history, andrea bocelli, god bless us, god bless us everyone, families and thanksgving, thanksgving day 2009

  Table of contents for 22/WritingThe Blogger And The Internet/ Part Two/ Problem Solving In the 21st CenturyPurple Friday Tragedy/ Wal-Mart Employee TrampledU Conn Plays Notre Dame/ Jasper Howard Remembered/ A High School Friend Remembered As Well/ ...

• This Day In History/ July 1, 2009/ Oh The Joy

  Posted on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 at 13:18 in writing, history, blogs or posts

  From time to time I enjoy reading the newspaper and learning about what is going on in the world. It’s not something to do every day because too much news is not a good thing. In fact, too much news can drive you crazy. I used to follow the ...

• Shorpy/ A Blog Worth Visiting/ My Photos From The 50’s

  Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 19:44 in photos, history, shorpy, cool blogs, historic photos, blogs or posts, davidlind early photos, photos from an earlier era

  Every once in awhile someone comes up with a very bright idea for a blog.  Here is an interesting blog with photos from the 1850’s to the 1950’s. http://www.shorpy.com/ And while we are at it why don’t I find a few photos  from th...

• The Tudors On Showtime/ Henry Cracks Up For A Short While

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 08:27 in writing, history, blogs or posts

  Henry needed a break after the death of his latest and most appreciated wife Jane Seymour.  She was the girl of his dreams after all.  She let him do whatever he felt like doing.  Mistresses were not the problem they seemed to be under the previou...

• American Idol/ April 28, 2009/ Rat Pack Classics

  Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 17:31 in artists, writing, history, blogs or posts

  We are getting down the business on American Idol and it will be interesting to see who ends up in the top four spots.  Last night several of the contestants did pretty well and I are looking forward to seeing the results tonight.  Here’s how...

• Ford’s Theatre/ Washington DC/ Trials and Tribulations

  Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 17:24 in photos, writing, history, restless legs, fords theatre, president lincoln, detective work, blogs or posts, april 15 1865, assasination of abraham lincoln, tragic time

  Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. And, purely by coincidence, we showed up at Ford’s Theatre where he was shot on April 15.  It was a cold and rainy day.  And I knew from the beginning that it was not going to be much fun. Actually it ...

• Five-course Guitar by Joachim Tielke/ Visiting The Smithsonian

  Posted on Monday April 20th, 2009 at 11:16 in artists, history, smithsonian, mother of pearl, european heritage, music collection, german craftsmanship, blogs or posts, guitar makers, american history museum, joachim tielke

  There is a room for musical instruments in the American History Museum at the Smithsonian and we made sure to visit it last week while in the area. The museum’s music collection contains more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heri...

• Back Home Again/ Blog Returns As Well

  Posted on Sunday April 19th, 2009 at 21:01 in photos, history, blogs or posts

  We are back in Richmond tonight.  I have so many cool photos to share but I can’t do it tonight.  I’m very tired and need to sleep.  Today I spent a great deal of time trying to get my blog back online. Yesterday I arose in the mornin...

• The Tudors On Showtime/ Henry and Jane Seymour

  Posted on Sunday April 19th, 2009 at 14:30 in artists, writing, history, henry viii, the tudors, showtime the tudors, blogs or posts, showtime drama

  Henry has returned in time for Easter and the season of rebirth. Where have you been Big Guy? I was just starting to feel better seeing the blossoms on the trees and listening to the birds sing. Anne Boleyn is gone after telling the crowd at her behe...

• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial/ Things I Saw On My Walk This Morning

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 14:29 in photos, history, monuments, lincoln, washington monument, lincoln memorial, vietnam veterans memorial, nextgen gallery, blogs or posts

  If you stand in the middle of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and look down one wall you will see Washington’s Monument.  If you look down the other wall you will see Lincoln’s Memorial.  What does this mean? I don’t know.  But it ...

• Mount Vernon/ Washington DC/ Up The Highway From Richmond

  Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 06:34 in travel, photos, history, washington dc, george washington, george and martha, martha washington, nextgen gallery, "american idol", blogs or posts, mount vernon washington, regency hyatt

  The weather was overcast and drizzly at times yesterday as we headed out for a little adventure.  But that’s not such as bad things as photos are not blown out by the sky quite as easily.  And it’s more pleasant walking around without a...

• The Tudors On Showtime/ Henry And Jane Seymour

  Posted on Sunday April 12th, 2009 at 12:41 in writing, history, jane seymour, reformation, anne boleyn, thomas cromwell, three stooges, will durant, reign of terror, blogs or posts, henry xiii, history and england

  Henry has returned in time for Easter and the season of rebirth. Where have you been Big Guy? I was just starting to feel better seeing the blossoms on the trees and listening to the birds sing. Anne Boleyn is gone after telling the crowd at her be...

• Movies I Wish Not To See Again/ Blogging Vacation/ Dr. Ayers Speaks/ Bargains In Higher Education

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 in writing, history, winter blues, university of richmond, blogs or posts, blogging vacations, dr ayers, movies that do not satisfy, oscar disappointment, the westwood club

  It’s Sunday evening and not much is happening.  The Academy Awards are tonight.  Beth is watching them and I will probably watch them awhile just so I sit next to her and wonder how it happened that I get to do this anytime I want to do it. ...

• Grammy Winners/ Coldplay/ Cemeteries of London/ Viva La Vida/

  Posted on Monday February 9th, 2009 at 16:44 in travel, photos, artists, history, coldplay, amazon.com, nextgen gallery, grammy winners, viva la vida, blogs or posts, cemeteries of london

  Coldplay Play Cemeteries of London 02-cemeteries-of-london At night they would go walking ‘til the breaking of the day, The morning is for sleeping… Through the dark streets they go searching to seek God in their own way, Save the nighttime for y...

• Facebook And Our Family/ Change Is the Name of the Game/ Beth Sings

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 17:42 in travel, videos, artists, history, family video, blogs or posts, cbs video music contest

  What a week!  Life can be so challenging sometimes.  Not in a way that involves crises or shock or pain.  But just in ways that jangle the nerves. I was in the dentist’s chair again two days ago and my favorite dental assistant Tracy who I ...

• Walter Beasley/ Sax Man Extraordinaire

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 04:52 in travel, artists, writing, history, amazon.com, slide show, music teacher, big bands, walter beasley, teaching music, young musicians, blogs or posts

  I first heard Walter Beasley on XM radio while driving around Richmond.  I am a big fan of Watercolors and the many fine sax men (and women) whose work is showcased there.   And Walter quickly rose to the top of the list with his rich sound and in...

• The Inaugural Stand/ Before And Now/ The US Capitol

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 11:36 in photos, history, us capitol, inauguration 2009, blogs or posts

  originally uploaded by Davidlind. I took the photo on top last April when the flowers were just coming out. What a stark difference from today. The fountain is under there somewhere. Here is a slide show put together by someone. http://www.aoc.g...

• I Wish That Arthur Was Here To See This/ Arthur Ashe Statue/ Richmond Virginia

  Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 09:21 in photos, Virginia, history, Richmond, blogs or posts, arthur ashe statue

  I was hoping to go up to DC next Tuesday and watch the historic events unfold.  But it doesn’t look like I will be able to go. As I think about it I also wish that Arthur Ashe was still here with us.  He was one of the best things to ever com...

• Andrea Bocelli/ El Silencio de la Espera / My Blogging Notions/

  Posted on Friday January 9th, 2009 at 09:49 in travel, videos, artists, writing, history, slide show, blogs or posts

  I have never been very good at sharing pleasantries.  Conversation is one art that does not interest me.   The surface of a meeting is one place I would rather not be. And I was reading, reading, reading from an early age trying to discover some ...

• Some We Knew Who Flew/ Famous People Who Died In 2008

  Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 08:37 in travel, videos, artists, history, passed away, famous people, deaths in 2008, blogs or posts, recently died

  We are here for a little while and then we go!  Where do we go?  Everyone has their own ideas about the answer to this question.  But there seems to be a general consensus that it is a “far, far better place”.   And it’s really...

• Appomattoxx Court House/ Beautiful Day For Photos

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 12:55 in photos, history, Beautiful Day, nps, nextgen gallery, blogs or posts, appomattoxx court house

  http://www.nps.gov/apco/ Here’s a location to learn more about this historical area. And let’s try another photo. Click on photos to enlarge Similar Posts:Color and Light/ Dressing For The Race Dawn On The River / James River Sunrise K...

• Appomattoxx Court House/ Blogger Near The End/ Thank You For Everything

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 12:33 in photos, history, human body, germs, birthday party, lynchburg, loyal readers, blogs or posts, appomattoxx court house

  Good afternoon loyal readers and paid readers.  First of all I would like to say that it has been a special honor to blog for you this past year and four months.  If you should not hear from your blogging buddy again he would like this to be the la...

• I Voted Today And Other Ruminations And Remembrances

  Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 06:55 in writing, history, presidential candidates, jfk, washington monument, vietnam war, rfk, lbj, john dean, time of day, walter cronkite, fellow americans

  11-piano-concerto-no-2-in-c-minor-op-18-2-adagio-sostenuto Sergey Rachmaninov * * * I was up at the crack of something this morning.  It was not a bright dawn that greeted us but overcast skies and a slight rain.  Temperatures are in the mid to upp...

• Lost In The Woods/ Henricus Settlement

  Posted on Sunday October 26th, 2008 at 13:47 in cell phones, photos, history, hobbit, james river, park ranger, creative spirit, van winkle, blogs or posts, musket, henricus, four hundred years

  I went out and took a bunch of photos for the newcomer’s guide I’m working on today.  It was overcast and drizzling but not really  raining until sometime after lunch.  So I went to several places and then drove down to the...

• Lost In The Woods/ Henricus Settlement

  Posted on Saturday October 25th, 2008 at 18:22 in cell phones, photos, writing, history, 911, hobbit, james river, park ranger, creative spirit, charleston sc, van winkle, blogs or posts

  Today I went out and took a bunch of photos for the newcomer’s guide I’m working on.  It was overcast and drizzling but it didn’t really start to rain until sometime after lunch.  So I went to several places and then drove down to...