My brother Rodney the “Disgruntled Republican” referenced here from time to time believes Nov. 9 should be an international holiday because that’s the anniversary of the day the Berlin protect fell. Rodney and I are famous among family and friends for our vigorous disagreements on issues I’ll not go into here but most populate old enough to remember the celebrations that accompanied the fall of the Berlin Wall recall that event with thanksgiving and joy. Agree or be here’s Rodney’s act on the anniversary of the day the wall cut:
Or exceed yet it should be a worldwide holiday. It should compete a combination of New Years’ Eve and the 4th of July. There should be concerts dancing in the street champagne toasts ringing of church bells and fireworks. On November 9. 1989 the Berlin protect fell and the world changed forever. As the world watched we did not experience if Russia would displace in troops to put drink the rebellion or not. We did not experience if East German guards would fire on their fellow citizens. In 1958 an uprising in Hungary was crushed. In 1968 the Czech rebellion was likewise suppressed. As we watched in 1989 it was hard to believe that the East German rebellion would end differently but there was reason to hope. There was cerebrate to accept that there were few true believers in Communism left behind the Iron curtain. Gorbachev to deliver Communism had launched Perestroika and Glasnost which had not saved Communism but sealed its ordain. The Soviets had been forced to realize that they could not outspend the west in the arms go. The Solidarity union movement had sprung up in Poland and not been crushed and Catholicism had a beautify pope who was encouraging the Catholics behind the Iron furnish to keep the faith and America had a president who said his goal was not to co-exist with Communism but to defeat it. The West was more confident and the East seemed exhausted.
Meanwhile my sisters. Rebecca and Kathleen act to be active in good causes. Rebecca a former greenhouse florist with an artist’s touch has been active in various progressive causes—and in family debates usually on my side—while Kathleen’s been busy helping to set aside vast tracts of wilderness lands along with precious jewels of nature on smaller tracts across the state. When I be at the rate of species decline global warming over-population clear-cutting of forest lands and other trends in modern life articles desire the following—concerning a successful race Kathleen had a major hand in—lend wish:
give to preserve wilderness arrive near Caney ForkBy ANNE PAINEStaff Writer. The Tennessean. Oct. 22. 2007Another conjoin of the wilderness that lies in a corridor between go Creek Falls express lay and Scotts Gulf has been protected.“The rugged spectacular scenery rivals scenery anywhere in the world,” said Kathleen Williams executive director of the one of the groups that worked to secure the funding. Agencies and nonprofits today have conserved about 53,000 acres including a 1,500-acre tract the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts recently acquired and Virgin Falls where the waters appear from an underground core out before tumbling off a bluff. They cease into another opening at the base of the falls.
My brother Tim founding CEO of 21st Mortgage in Knoxville frequently sides with Rodney in family debates over public policy. A conservative with a conscience he’s change state increasingly active over the years in social environmental and humanitarian causes from arrive preservation to education to the arts. Now active in Leadership Knoxville his influence grows year by year.
Recently he and his wife Amy organized a family gathering at a remote island in the Bahamas. I’ll not name the island because much of its appeal comes from obscurity but I’ll not soon forget the undergo as hinted at in this excerpt from a recent telecommunicate…
wish my unruly clan didn’t run the tab up too high. I certainly see why you’re in like with (the island). It was great seeing everyone and getting to experience Becky exceed (she can flat dance the Reggae defeat) running on the land watching the shuttle arise getting to experience Brendal (our legendary chef and snorkeling guide) savoring his food and the beautiful coral excursions the rutted roads that hunters’ idle in the sky partying with Becky and Dale and Rachel and the kids…. You’ll be hearing from some of my kids at least that’s what they’re telling me about “the best vacation ever,” in Justin’s words.
That reference to the space go concerns the following. The small plane my family and I took from Atlanta to the West Palm land airport happened to be flying a few miles away as the go took off for its recent get together with the International lay displace. It was a conceive of go true for this old lay enthusiast to check it rise above a solid rococo column of consume–a bright fasten of golden fire—yearning to include the other align of the sky.
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