Red States Driving

John Ossoff Will the Waiter The last 36 hours have been a whirlwind and I'll try and weave it together. Jon Ossoff is running to become a Democratic Congressman from Georgia's 6th District. Will the Waiter works at Canoe, an upscale fine dining restaurant, with EXCELLENT food.. Will the Waiter is a graduate of the University of Georgia, with a degree in Philosophy. Jon Ossoff is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Jon Ossoff has a graduate degree from the London School of Economics. Will the Waiter is returning to get a graduate degree in Computer Programming. Will the Waiter's favorite philosopher is Aldous Huxley, not the dystopian "Brave New World", but the hopeful "The Island", which I now have to read. Jon Ossoff specializes in trade relations between the United States and China, and worked as a National Security staffer in the United States Congress. Both men are involved...

Jamie & His Frustum: The Copper & White Cylinder to the Left Jamie & the EM Drive has nothing to do with Jem and the Holograms, a movie that granddaughter Elise really wanted to see, and I never saw so much glitter in my life. Jamie is Jamie Ciomperlik, a young man who is working to change our access to the universe. No foolin'. Some of you have already been been perplexed with my explanations of the EM Drive that I have been following closely for over 2 years (Thank you Alex Benenson, I am forever in your debt). When you fire a rocket, the burning of the fuels rushes out through the tail of the rocket in a mighty roar, sometimes generating millions of pounds of thrust. Look at the picture: The thrust forces the rocket to go up, the opposite of the direction of the fireball leaving the tail. This is a result of one of the most momentous insights ever made by the human race. Sir Issac Newton who said simply: "For every action there is an equal and oppos...

I don't need to say anything. Wagon Carrying Dr. King's Body After  the Assassination The Wagon A Young Man Learning his Heritage Statues of the Selma March Martin & Coretta Scott King Memorial Statue of Mahatma Ghandi Ebeneezer Baptist Church Today, and The Words of Dr. King From Our History

As we begin our four night stay in Atlanta, it's as good a time as any to talk about cemeteries. As we've made our drive through the deep south we have marveled at the cemeteries. Small ones tied to a family farm, or maybe a few neighbors too. Larger cemeteries at churches, where it seems each had it's own. And a few cemeteries that were identified by a fraternal order or some other important facet of the communities. What was striking were the flowers. No matter which state or which town, in the rural areas the cemeteries are noticeable for the abundance of flowers placed at the graves. I would guess that is because these people have a long history of place. Hundreds of years of families living in the same land. Religious people, who honor their ancestors as we did when we placed flowers at Vickie's grandparents graves. Graveyard after graveyard with flowers everywhere. At first we thought that it was the cemeteries decorating every grave, but clos...

One of the first and best things that I learned from my father was the music of George Gershwin. My dad had a pretty good voice. He was a bass and sang in barbershop quartets and the church choir. When it was hot and humid, and not much breeze, he would occasionally sing Summertime, the masterpiece from Porgy & Bess. The first true American opera, and one that brought both races together on the stage, for the first time. Gershwin was visiting in Charleston and began writing the play and the song that perfectly captures the laziness of a hot summer day, and the interplay between whites and blacks. The play was not allowed to be staged in Charleston until the 1970's. I got that little tidbit about Charleston from the driver of the Carriage tour we took. He was very personable and knowledgeable of the history of the city, a job requirement and test before he could get a license from the city. That was followed by a 3 year driving apprenticeship. That sounds a lot like wha...