Tag: privilege

• The Day Before

  Today was a nice day. It was good for our walk this morning and then this afternoon it turned. A front came in and it has been raining since, whether lightly or somewhat harder. I know it’s not completely the same, but I think about 1944 and what that day was like. It was a…

  Garnetjewel

  June 5, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Modern American History

  ancestry, D-Day, England, Family, grandparents, history, hope, July, June, military, Parents, passionate, Pearl Harbor, privilege, proud, replacement, storm fronts, Veterans, World War II

• Life-Giving Blood

  Monday evening I turned out of Sullivan towards Dugger going to what can be very frustrating railroad tracks heading home from eating supper. It was like deja vu all over again. Not very long ago I got down the road a bit and noticed the flashing lights behind me. I tried to slow down, but…

  Garnetjewel

  January 25, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  blood, blood spills, dialysis, drivers, emergencies, EMT’s, expiration date, flashing lights, health care, hospital, nurses, offensive driving, phones, privilege, rules, soapbox, stop, thoughts