Ron’s Likes
The average American consumes 48 pints of ice cream per year. This man is doing his part. Are you?
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Ken Burns Looks at America
Fall has arrived. Another school year has begun. The leaves are changing color. And PBS has shown another Ken Burns documentary to entertain and enlighten their audience. Ken Burns’ Mother died when he was 11. Later, a psychologist told him: … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Entertainment, People, Places, Politics, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Authors, Baseball, Blogging, Buddy Squires, Characters, Entertainment, events, Film Documentaries, Geoffrey ward, History, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Movies, music, National Parks, Peter Coyote, Politics, Sports, Television, The Civil War, Vietnam War
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The Name Game, 2
This topic may be familiar to you. The first “The Name Game” was posted by me on this blog on December 4, 2016. So, back by (my) popular demand is another edition. The instructions are the same, but … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, actress, Authors, Baseball, basketball, car racing, director, football, History, Movies, music, Olympics, poets, Politics, singers, Sports, Television
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Women’s Firsts
Who was the first women to fly (solo) across the Atlantic Ocean? That’s right: Amelia Earhart. She was quoted as saying: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” (Yes, baseball fans, I thought Yogi Berra might … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, People, Pop Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Alice Waters, Ann Dunwoody, Aretha Franklin, Ava DuVernay, Blogging, Carla Hayden, Cindy Sherman, Eileen Collins, Elizabeth Blackburn, Ilhan Omar, Inspiration, Janet Yellen, Kathryn Sullivan, Loretta Lynch, Madeleine Albright, Maya Lin, Nikki Haley, Rita Moreno, Time magazine, women's accomplishments
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Paris, 1946
“America’s Greatest Generation” was Tom Brokaw’s term to describe the people who endured the Great Depression and fought in WWII. My parents were part of that generation. Recently, I rediscovered a small box of my Father’s possessions (he died in … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of the Bulge, Bergen-Belsen, Blogging, Characters, Concentration Camps, Family, History, Movies, Politics, The Bridge at Remagen, World War II
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My History With Ice Cream
Where did you go on your class trip? Disney World, Disney Land, an amusement park, NYC for a day? As a Senior in high school, my class went to Washington, D. C. for a day, by train. I remember eating … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben and Jerry's, Blogging, Family, Food, homemade ice cream, humor, Ice Cream, Merry Mead ice cream, Penn State Creamery, school trips
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