The year was 1785. Thirteen states composed the Confederation Congress. Thomas Jefferson was appointed the U.S. Minister to France and John Adams, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. George Washington was puttering around on his estate at Mount Vernon after having dispatched the mighty Brits back across the pond where they belonged. A year earlier, Lyman Hall, … [Read more...] about January 15, 2023: Happy Birthday to This Special ‘Seminary Of Learning’
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January 8, 2023: Some Words of Advice To A Great Grandson
Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Well, it’s that time of year again when your great grandfather dispenses a little advice to you that he wishes he had gotten when he was your age. This annual letter began when your father and his cousins were tykes. I never asked them if they read or saved or followed my advice. And I won’t ask you, either. I can’t live your life for you. … [Read more...] about January 8, 2023: Some Words of Advice To A Great Grandson
January 1, 2023: Sharing Some Advice for the New Year
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! “Who’s there?” “It’s 2023. May I come in? It’s a bit cold out here. All I’m wearing is a sash and some Huggies!” “Please do. I’m glad to see you but aren’t you supposed to be getting ready for, well, uh, the new year?” “That is what I wanted to talk to you about. Before he left, 2022 told me that one of the first things I should do is to talk to … [Read more...] about January 1, 2023: Sharing Some Advice for the New Year
December 25, 2022: Junior E. Lee Takes A Look at Y2KXXIII
The New Year is upon us. 2023. It seems like only yesterday that we were up at midnight on New Year’s Eve, 1999, wringing our hands at what catastrophes might await us at the beginning of Y2K – the year 2000. It was thought there was a problem in the coding of computerized systems that would create chaos in computers and computer networks around the world as the year 2000 made … [Read more...] about December 25, 2022: Junior E. Lee Takes A Look at Y2KXXIII
December 18, 2022: A Tribute to the Beloved Woman Who Shared My Name
Two years this week, I told you a final goodbye. In some respects, you were not the woman I knew and loved that left me. The highly organized mind contained within an extremely kind and giving person had been drained of its memory and there were debilitating health issues those last couple of years. But they cannot erase the good memories. I often ask myself what I would say … [Read more...] about December 18, 2022: A Tribute to the Beloved Woman Who Shared My Name