Tribute to Telecommunicators
Each year, the second week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as Telecommunications Officers. In October 1991 Congress made a Formal Proclamation to recognize this week as National Telecommunicator’s Week. Those who perform telecommunications duties serve as an indispensable link between the officers and the public, as well as a [...]
U.S. Route 666
On May 31, 2003, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved a new number for the remaining segments of U.S. 666 in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. At the request of State transportation officials, the route became U.S. 491. Route 666 was an original 1926 route. It was a spur off of [...]
The Delmarva Peninsula
I am proud to live on the Delmarva Peninsula in Chestertown, a small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. I also publish a Web site dedicated to the region, ShoreToBeFun.com. Beginning with this post on each 1st Saturday I will be posting something about the region. The Delmarva Peninsula occupies portions of three states. It’s named [...]
World Series Droughts
The Major League Baseball season begins in a few days so i thought I would revise and republish my October 2007 post about World Series Droughts. **** These baseball franchises have never won a World Series; Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers. Of [...]
The Lost Continent of Atlantis
The Island of Atlantis is first mentioned and described by the Greek philosopher Plato in the dialogues Timaeus and Critias. In the account, Plato has it lying beyond the Pillars of Hercules in a time about 9000 years before his telling in about 360 BC. While the dialogues tell the tales as true many scholars [...]
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