Susannah’s 2018 Spring and Summer Reading List
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Category Archives: war
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
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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8 Dead Near 9/11 Memorial
Luckily, I was nowhere near the latest horror show where a 29 year-old man drove a Home Depot rental truck, down a westside bike path killing 8 innocent, unsuspecting people, including 5 visitors from Argentina and one from Belgium, who … Continue reading
Religion, Politics and How Old Do You Think I Am?
These are three topics that should be avoided at all costs. Recently, a girl I was working with asked, how old did I think she was. I tried bobbing and weaving so not to answer, but she persisted, smiling seductively … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, humanity, humor, Politics, religion, war, words
Tagged Donald Trump, Google Images, Politics, religion, vanity
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Charlottesville, Virginia August 12, 2017
When General George Edward Pickett (1825-1875) led his doomed division in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1865 on the last day of this famous battle famously known as Pickett’s Charge, mounted majestically on his horse, he hollered… Up men to your … Continue reading
John McCain…Eternal Hero
As I sat in a cafe reading in the New York Times that Arizona Senator, John McCain, is suffering from aggressive brain cancer, I began to cry. A teenage boy seated near me asked what was wrong. My first impulse … Continue reading
Posted in grace, History, humanity, media, men, Politics, violence, war, words
Tagged John McCain brain cancer, John S. McCain, POWS, Senator John McCain's war record, The Vietnam War
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God Bless America
I warn you, this is not one of my slaphappy posts. I’m here, stunned into silence after going to the 9/11 Museum downtown. A friend asked, what possessed me? Well, I always wanted to go since, being a survivor of … Continue reading
Posted in grace, Home, humanity, kids, media, men, New York City, parents, Politics, religion, violence, war, women, words
Tagged 9/11 Museum, Remembering the fallen 9/11, September 11 2001, The World Trade Center
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Sans Culottes
Sans culottes is French for no undies…a state I’m often in, especially in the heat. I shed everything possible, having tremendous understanding of the nudist’s mentality. I had an appointment for my annual skin scan when my dermatologist dons a … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Fashion, History, humanity, humor, New York City, war, words
Tagged All that is French, Dermotology, hot weather, lingerie, nudists, surrender at Appomattox, The American Civil War
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Freckles
I’m a big reader, as most of you know, having the privilege of belonging to a very special library, with stacks you can roam that remind me of catacombs. You just never know what you’ll find. In one of my diggings, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, History, humanity, Love, media, New York City, Politics, violence, war, words
Tagged Bobby Kennedy, Freckles RFK's Cocker Spaniel, June 8 1968, man's best friend, reading at the library
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President’s Day 2017
Tomorrow we’re honoring two of our noblest of leaders by closing banks and hosting white sales. George Washington (February 22, 1732), and Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809) I’m sure would be honored to know, in their memory, we all got … Continue reading
