History may or may not judge JFK to have been a great president. Certainly he was far from a saint in his personal life. But at the time, his presidency gave a real feeling of hope and optimism, and not only to Americans. That optimism, it seems to me, was snuffed out and replaced by the cynicism and partisanship that prevail today. But perhaps those things have always been with us, and it was just my twelve-year-old naiveté that was shattered.
History may or may not judge JFK to have been a great president. Certainly he was far from a saint in his personal life. But at the time, his presidency gave a real feeling of hope and optimism, and not only to Americans. That optimism, it seems to me, was snuffed out and replaced by the cynicism and partisanship that prevail today. But perhaps those things have always been with us, and it was just my twelve-year-old naiveté that was shattered.
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In Calgary, Exploring the Cultural Side of ‘Cowtown’ (link is to The New York Times) Pretty good article, although I've never seen Calgarians…
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Broken trees
A few examples of trees broken by the accumulation of snow, as mentioned in my last post. The snow is gone, but the damage remains.
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I drove around town today and was shocked at the number of trees that had been damaged by the heavy snowfall earlier in the week. It's too early in…
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