A Continuing Tea Party: “A gripping and sensational tale of violence, alcohol and taxes”

During the late 1800’s, my Great Grandfather grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania – about a half hour west of Pittsburgh. He begat my Grandfather who begat my Dad. That baby in the bottom right of the photo is my Granddad sitting on his Father’s knee in 1915 at a Reunion. James Thompson was awarded a medical […]

The Post Horn

For here were God knew how many citizens, deliberately choosing not to communicate by US Mail. It was not an act of treason, nor possibly even of defiance. But it was a calculated withdrawal, from the life of the Republic, from its machinery. Whatever else was being denied them out of hate, indifference to the power […]

The Dogs On Main Street Howl

The dogs on Main Street howl Cus they understand That I can take one moment in my hand Mister, I ain’t a boy No, I’m a man And I believe in a Promised Land Bruce Springsteen, Promised Land I was watching the Grammys last night, feeling my age. I felt like Eastwood’s character in Gran […]