I have long wanted to visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Yesterday, I did. Ellis Island, in particular, fascinates me. The factory-like way between 5 and 10 thousand immigrants a day 1 seems rather dehumanizing. People were checked for anything which might cause them to become a public burden. As unsettling as the…
Category: Thoughts
Princeton Battlefield
Princeton Battlefield park is a relatively small area commemorating the Continental Army’s bold decision to secretly move around a British column of 8000 Regulars and attack their rear. The battle was relatively short, but fierce, and the Continental victory forced the British to cede the bulk of The Jersey’s to the Patriots. It’s a key…
Just, tears
I’ve been away for a couple of days, so I programmed some posts to run while I was enjoying some vacation time. If anyone has been wondering why I’ve been oddly silent on the recent police homicides of black men 1, that would be why. And then I woke up Friday morning to read about…
Independence Day
Today in the United States we celebrate Independence Day, the day we mark our declared Independence from the British Empire. In actuality, our day of celebration is actually slated two days after the initial vote for independence. Some folks even enjoy poking fun at John Adams who, in a letter to his wife penned on July 3,…
Creating space
Today, after worship, my Summer vacation begins. We aren’t going anywhere this year, which is actually stressing me out, so I’ve decided to take dramatic action to create the buffer from work which is normally formed by physical distance. I’m logging out of Slack. For those who don’t know, Slack is a wonderful communications tool. The…
Surf’s up
Yesterday I was able to scratch out some time to do a quick edit of my action cam footage from LBI. I actually brought it over into Final Cut, just in case I wanted to apply the fisheye correction filter I’d purchased the other week. As has been my experience with other “high motion” footage…
