Photo Credit Rest In Peace, Maureen O’Hara, 1920-2015 Maureen O’Hara, beautiful talented actress, passed away on October 24th, 2015. The news stated that her burial is to be in Arlington National Cemetery. Many people, including this author, wondered why she would be buried there, since she was not a veteran. First, let’s learn a bit […]
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Aries Born
Those Aries Born Updated on March 13, 2019 Aries – The Ram Photo Credit Aries: A Sign Associated With New Life, New Beginnings Aries traits, meaning those that are found most often in those who are Aries born, are not set in stone. I was born on April 7th, under the sign of Aries, the […]
Bitter Tears by Johnny Cash
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Judy Schweitzer Bitter Tears by Johnny Cash In the 1970s, Johnny Cash’s interest and compassion for the stories of the American Indian (as they were called in that era) grew, as the public became more aware of an activist group known as AIM ( American Indian Movement). Johnny recorded an album […]
Things You Might Not Know About Frank Si...
In The Beginning There Was Francis… Francis Albert Sinatra, born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement in Hoboken, New Jersey, would grow up to be a force to be reckoned with in America’s music industry. No one knew that yet and his birth certainly didn’t signify that kind of success. He weighed […]
How I Met George Burns
How I Met George Burns In the 1980s I met Movie Star, TV Star, Entertainer, Comedian and All-Around Legend George Burns at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. He was signing his book, “Gracie: A Love Story,” and as the Assistant to the Entertainment Director of the Las Vegas SUN, I went to greet him and […]
What Killed Edgar Allan Poe?
The Mystery Begins On the night of October 3, 1849 a man described as “delirious,” and “in great distress…in need of immediate assistance,” was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. He was taken to Washington College Hospital, where he died 4 days later. This began an American mystery: What killed Edgar Allan Poe? […]
Donkey vs. Elephant: How It Came To Be
Photo Credit Donkey vs Elephant You may be tired of politics, but if you’ve a sense of humor you may just like this story! If you’ve ever wondered, as I did, how those two particular animals, the donkey and elephant came to be the symbols of two opposing political parties, maybe you might have researched […]
Reclusive-Millionaires-Empty-Lives
Photo Credit What causes some people to become a hermit or recluse? Could the mystery be in the history of the individual? For millionaires, it’s entirely plausible that they suspect everyone around them of showing affection for them only because of their wealth. For others without the wealthy background, it’s totally unexplained. These are empty […]
Were These Visions of Death?
Photo Credit Were These Visions of Death? Author Jacques Cazotte sat at a dinner table in Paris, France in 1788, and startled the other guests at the table by prophesying events during the coming French Revolution. Then he turned to his friends and told them of his visions of death for several of them, astounding […]
Do You Believe In Precognition?
What does the term “precognition” mean? It means a foreknowledge of an event through extrasensory perception, and there have been famous examples of this throughout history. Paranormal abilities are not necessary to suddenly have a vision of a future event. People who have never experienced such a thing in their life, may suddenly have that […]