Tuesday, May 20, 2025

The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

Woolworths
Greensboro, NC
March 13, 2025

I was headed home from Florida when a roadside billboard caught my eye.  The next exit would take me to the home of the original Woolworth's, home of the historic lunch counter that changed the history of our civil rights in the USA.  I know this story and marvel at the courage of these young people.

I believe deeply in so many issues and I will protest, write letters to my legislators, send money, campaign for candidate who held my views on civil rights.  But I am afraid of violence and would rater run than take a beating for standing up fro my beliefs.  So, this movement, this unwavering courage has always captured my admiration.

It was 5:30PM  when I arrived at the museum which closed at 6PM. That didn't give me much time.  But that didn't matter to me.  I just wanted to stand, in silence and admiration, at this place where courageous men and women once stood..

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Thursday, April 17, 2025

LeVante Brewing Company- PA


 

I come here a couple of times a year.  If I were really energenitic, I could walk here. it's less than 2 miles for my home.And the way to the brewery isn't what concerns me.  It's the walk home from the brewery that is the problem. And I know I could always Uber home.  But driving there also discourages me from drinking too much.

I usually come with a group of friends, five or six of us.  I think we went here one Christmas Eve, about a dozen of us and we stayed until they closed at 3PM that day. If they had not been closing that early, that day, we might still be there. We had a good time.

Anyway, this is a fun brewery with great beers.  Thier hazy IPA (Cloudy & Cumbersome) is everyone's favorite.  But they also make flavorful Pumpkin Ales and Russian Imperial Ales and DIPAs.