December 7th..

On December 7, 1941, a day that has lived in infamy for seventy years remains a defining milestone for the United States of America. American flags all around the world are lowered in respect and gratitude for those that lost their lives that day, and for all those afterwards that repaid the aggressors tenfold for their false presumption.    Forever all nations were put on notice, that the United State does have the fortitude and persistence, and Americans have the necessary virtues of bravery, courage and ultimately forgiveness and charity toward those defeated and suffering as a result of mankind's defense against tyranny that is imposed by others whose only objective is to conquer and enslave their neighbors.  To all of those men and women that have and are serving to ensure our freedom from those foreign and domestic who wish to destroy this country, a simple thank you isn’t enough.  May God always protect you from harm while you defend us and comfort your families that support your sacrifice for these United States of America.

Thank you, enjoy your Holidays and the coming New Year.

Right Amongst us....Who Would Have Known

I've experienced a lot of unusual sights while walking about San Francisco but seeing a figure of such notoriety is a rare occurrence indeed.  I spotted this gentleman coming out of City Hall the other day and couldn't believe my eyes.  I heard that there has been ongoing deputes over lands in and around San Francisco, most notably Alcatraz Island in the middle of the Bay.  It didn't take me long to put two and two together and realize that he had been in San Francisco for awhile and was living incognito around the North Beach area so as not to stir up any fear in the local settlers.  The land dispute has been going for well over a 100 years and I wish him well in his quest to recover his birth rite that was taken from his people by those land grabbing Forty-Niner gold rush miners and before that the Lord toting Missionaries from Spain and Mexico.  The Missionaries have been scarring Mother Earth ever since and in the most recent past by carving the El Camino Real into the California landscape, that's right the rest of you know it as Highway 101.  Good luck partner!