Dear Grandchildren,
NASA advises that we should view the solar eclipse on April 8 through protective glasses. Those glasses should meet the requirements prescribed in ISO 12312-2.
I have been to numerous presentations that demonstrate the damage that could occur by viewing the solar eclipse without protection.
Yet, this was published on X (fka as Twitter).
Beware.
Use your reasoned choice.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Grandchildren,
I listened to a program about General Douglas MacArthur’s speech at West Point on May 12, 1962. General MacArthur spoke extensively about the core principles of West Point — Duty, Honor, Country.
The commentators focused on the need to implement these core principles — duty, honor, country — throughout the country.
Businesses have mission statements. So do colleges and universities. Even clubs and social organization have them. Why not our country? What do we stand for?
The commentators made some excellent points. However, those points eroded away with the commentators’ conclusion. The commentators used General MacArthur’s speech as a rallying call to combat all wokeness — whatever that is.
Build your personal mission statement around the cardinal virtues
If you do, those will encompass the duty, honor, and country that General MacArthur spoke about.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Grandchildren,
I asked my friend, Debi, for three words that describe Findlay and Hancock County.
Debi said
Do those words describe Findlay and Hancock County?
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Grandchildren,
While listening to the radio about the solar eclipse on April 8, the commentator lost it.
The commentator concluded that the people flocking to the band of totality on April 8 are crazy.
Be aware of egocentrism — someone’s inability to recognize and understand that others may have a different point of view, perspective, perception, or opinion than they may have.
It’s everywhere.
Those points of view, perspective, perceptions, and opinions lie completely within the total control of each individual. They are neither right nor wrong. (Only our thinking attaches those labels.)
I rebel against the philosophy that everyone must think, act, believe, and perceive according to some demigod arbiter whose egocentrism warps their view of the world.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Grandchildren,
People laugh when I tell that I spend my day swearing at my ancestors. I don’t know why they laugh.
Swearing at my ancestors is just my way of keeping them alive and present.
I’d love to know who this person is.
The photo simply notes four months.
I want to know why these people assembled and who they are.
The photograph stands silent. However, it must have been of some value; otherwise, wouldn’t it have been a snapshot instead of a framed, 8×10 enlargement?
Ryan Holiday in The Daily Dad quotes Arthur Ashe —
We are watched by our ancestors, as I am watching you. We possess more than they ever dreamed of having, so we must never let them down.
I believe that. Our ancestors only die when they’ve been forgotten. Perhaps this answers the question — Why Genealogy?
I’m always with you.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Grandchildren,
Have you heard the story of Saint George and the Dragon?
Check out “The Reluctant Dragon” by Kenneth Grahame.
I would have liked to read this to you.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Granddaughter,
I’ve found a recipe for chocolate pavlova. Should I explore that?
Love,
Grandfather
P.S. The lady who cuts my hair, Joanie, makes pavlova. Perhaps she will make some for us although it will be a great project to work on together.
Dear Grandchildren,
I’m reading
The story of Onesimus touched a nerve.
I always thought that slavery was a Southern institution. Apparently, Cotton Mather, a Boston theologian, didn’t object. Embarrassing.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Granddaughter,
I have made progress. I found a pavlova recipe that doesn’t require two days. It’s easy pavlova and only takes two hours.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12126/easy-pavlova/
That could be doable.
Love,
Grandfather
Dear Grandchildren,
I re-read one of my favorite short stories today — “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry.
Check it out … and think of me whenever you read it.
Love,
Grandfather
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