Susannah’s Fall & Winter Reading List, 2018-2019
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Category Archives: violence
A Date Which Will Live In Infamy…9/11/2001
One of the most famous quotes in American history by President Franklin Roosevelt, coined after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, can more than apply to what happened on a tranquil Tuesday, 17 years ago today. When … Continue reading
Harvey Weinstein, the Sir Thomas Seymour of Hollywood
Thomas Seymour lived during the time of King Henry VIII, executed for treason trying to kidnap King Edward, Henry’s son and successor. But the other thing Tom was famous for was his inappropriate canoodling, especially with Henry’s 13 year-old daughter, … Continue reading
A Word of Privacy
It pains me to admit, privacy may be a thing of the past, thanks to the good old tentacles of the internet. I can already envision an exhibit at the Smithsonian in thirty years, showing what it was like to … Continue reading
Posted in grace, History, humanity, internet, media, Politics, readng, violence, words, writing
Tagged Googling, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Th right to privacy, The right To Privacy Act
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I’m Your Goomba, No Matta What
Goomba is Italian slang for friend, and I’m a good one, and stay one, no matter what you do. “Oh, so they dug up heads in your backyard? Hmm, are you in jail? Can I bring you anything?” “I just … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, animals, Family, food, History, Home, humanity, humor, kids, parents, violence, words
Tagged code of silence, homemade wine, keeping a straight face, long term friendship, The Godfather
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Mary and Jack
Mary McGrory (1918-2004) and John Kennedy (1917-1963) were friends. They actually dated when they were just cubs making their way in Washington. He became the president, and she, the top woman journalist in D.C. manning a daily column for the Washington … Continue reading
Raccoons Anonymous
It’s 6 a.m., not quite first light, as I run towards daybreak. Suddenly I hear a screech, like a car careening around a corner, but of course there are none since the park is still closed. A couple running ahead … Continue reading
Those Wacky Presidents
After a friend read, I can name all the U.S. Presidents, he demanded to know how, so I told him. Boy, was he sorry. Washington, the first, is a no-brainer. John Adams the 2nd, Thomas Jefferson, author of The Declaration … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, humanity, humor, internet, Politics, travel, violence, war, words, writing
Tagged American History, Donald Trump, US Presidents
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What’s Wrong With Me Ed?
I’m a Bobby Kennedy fan. I even have his picture in a nice, silver frame on my window sill, so it’s not unusual for me to be reading about him still again, as in, Robert Kennedy, a Memoir, by Jack … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, grace, History, humanity, media, Politics, readng, violence, words, writing
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Bobby Kennedy, Ken Burns filmmaker, RFK A Memoir Jack Newfield, The Ambassador Hotel LA California
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Marathon Weekend 2017
One can’t help but to think of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, when New York’s annual Marathon takes place this coming Sunday. It’s like runner’s roulette…where three thousand or more are gathered. Yet the crowds come, runners assemble, ignoring … Continue reading
