Author Archives: Charles

September 11, 2019 (Wednesday) Wanda and I had developed separate morning routines. I usually was at my desk and she was always busy with chores. On September 11, 2001, however, for no reason we wandered into the den and started watching the “Today” show on NBC. We were not in the habit of sitting down […]

September 10, 2019 (Tuesday) When you read the title of this blog, you may think, “Has he not been writing WordPress blogs since August 28?” Actually, all the blogs from Aug 28 to Today were written in the blog program I used for the last 12 years. I imported them into this program and then […]

September 9, 2019 (Monday) I’ve written about a few of of our presidents. Today I want to write about the house they lived in, in Washington, D.C.  The District of Columbia was established and the city of Washington became a planned city from the ground up. The White House was part of the plans. George […]

September 8, 2019 (Sunday) Yesterday’s blog was about Route 66, old-time alternative to the Interstate. Once upon a time I left I10 in Louisiana, and traveled for a while on an old parallel highway south of I-10 that ran east and west. “Slow and easy” was the way to travel that road. I don’t recall […]