#2. BIRTH (Part 2): I was born at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Parkland was where John F. Kennedy and his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald (not to mention Harvey's killer, Jack Ruby), took their final breaths. Many years after my birth, my little sister was a medical student at the University of Kansas. Her area of … Continue reading What About Mark? #2: Birth (Part 2)
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Muang Phuket Local Post: New Issue — Kennedy Assassination 50th Anniversary, 22 November 2013
Muang Phuket Local Post (MPLP) announces the release of a new artistamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas. This single 50-satang stamp is the second in MPLP's 'Americana Series' which began with the Gettysburg Address stamp issued on Tuesday (19 November). It has been printed in imperforate sheets … Continue reading Muang Phuket Local Post: New Issue — Kennedy Assassination 50th Anniversary, 22 November 2013
Muang Phuket Local Post: New Issue — The Gettysburg Address 150th Anniversary, 19 November
Tuesday, 19 November 2013 is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln's famous two-minute speech given at the dedication of the National Cemetery at the famous Pennsylvania battlefield. Muang Phuket Local Post (MPLP) will join in this commemoration by issuing a single 25-satang artistamp, imperforate and ungummed, in sheets of fifteen (three rows … Continue reading Muang Phuket Local Post: New Issue — The Gettysburg Address 150th Anniversary, 19 November
Veterans Day: A Personal View and My “American” Month
Today we celebrate the American holiday of Veterans Day, established back in 1919 to honor those brave men (and, later, women) who have served in our armed forces. It's one of one of the handful of days each year that I feel especially proud of my American heritage (one of the others -- Memorial Day … Continue reading Veterans Day: A Personal View and My “American” Month
Reading Log #4: October 2013
I read more in October than I did last month, but finished less books. While the total book pages read -- 1643 -- was 299 more than in September -- I spent considerably more time reading them, 3214 minutes compared to 2082 minutes last month. Does that mean I'm reading slower now? At any rate, … Continue reading Reading Log #4: October 2013
Mark Joseph Jochim 