I have spent the day watching television just as I once did on this date in 1963.
It began with PBS “Bill Moyers Journal”, an hour-long program of Lyndon Johnson’s telephone tapes with his military and civilian advisors trying to … Read the rest
Talk to My Papal Hand, Just Not of History
O, where to begin?
Where?
Here. (Get snacks, tis a long one, I’m afraid)
Perhaps, as I near death, maybe I’ll write a letter to Pope Benedict, too, as I see the beginnings of that unmistakable white light through the … Read the rest
Waiting for Teddy to Pass By
Today, in a spectacular sunny day in Boston, some who waited for the Senator Kennedy’s funeral motorcade to pass by brought American flags to wave as the hearse and the family passed.
I believe I saw the only one who … Read the rest