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This Week with The Chicowitz: |
[last week: "The "Kick Me" Generation"]
| Each week our Boomer-in-Charge, Hershel Chicowitz, has something to say about life, society, or what's going on... from the perspective of a baby boomer. This is what's on his mind the week of August 30: |
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The best memories of my childhood involve family vacations. It was true
then; it is true now. A few years ago, Princess and I travelled up the
east coast to Savannah, Georgia -- despite a threatening hurricane. We
had a terrific time, though we were also on an important, secret mission.
This is a short story of one of our adventures on that trip: We traveled by Mazdamobile, my 22 year-old miracle vehicle. We left Tampa early Thursday morning, made a brief stop at the Kennedy Space Center and then headed north to Ft. Pulaski, on the coast near Savannah, Georgia. The folks at NASA had provided us with three pounds of a super-secret powder used to disperse bad weather before space shuttle launches. Packed in a small, clear, plastic bag, the powder bore an uncomfortable resemblance to cocaine, a fact which did not escape us... or a police officer who happened to glance at us at a stop light in Jacksonville. It took a phone call to NASA and another one to NBC weather guy Willard Scott to clear us. We were on an assignment! Fort Pulaski was built before the U.S. Civil War to protect the port of Savannah from foreign invasion. For our purposes, one of the remaining large cannons facing north offered the perfect launch vehicle for our secret weapon.
 As built, the Model 1959 Seacoast Carriage could propel a 100 pound projectile 8,500 yards. In our case, it propelled three pounds of magic over 350 miles. More than that, we are not at liberty to reveal.
There was indeed major damage in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and places northward. But... the federal government was shut down for two days, during which time the bureaucrats and legislators were unable to spend our money. That's a pretty good silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud.
One of our favorite places was Tybee Island, adjacent to Savannah. This is the famous lighthouse there; Princess and I are down in front:
There are so many great vacation destinations in our country. We are so very fortunate... hurricanes notwithstanding.
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Hershel will have something else to say on September 6; mark your
calendar 
to
remind you to come back to BBHQ every Monday.
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Did you miss last week's essay, "The "Kick Me" Generation"? You can still read it here.
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Personal Stories of the Chicowitz: Life is Good! A Tale of Two Toes Exploring My Roots: A Chicowitz History A Trip to the Dentist The Chicowitz Gets Dumped - Again! Just Shoot Me! He Sleeps with the Fishes My Little Girl, Princess Why am I Still Single? The Plastic Surgery Saga Our House is a Very, Very, Very Fine House... Not! Our House - Part 2 Our House - Part 3: Reclaiming the Past Middle Age and the Mazdamobile Down for the Count That Dirty Dancing Contemplations on the Hereafter Tool Time with the Chicowitz The Chicowitz Goes Country Born to be Screwed Mr. Brownthumb The Mixer - A Singles Story Crab Cakes Midlife Crisis: In December, Traditions of Christmas: Teach, Preach & Nag: Travels with Princess: A View from Hurricane Alley: Election 2004: Election 2006: Election 2008: |
A Boomer Remembers...: The Cuban Missile Crisis High School Sweetheart I Remember the 50s The 60s: Life was Sweeter The New American Dream Another Side of the Greatest Generation Where has all the Music Gone? Memories of the Sock Hop Remembering the Chairman of the Board Restless in Seattle The New Math We Are Not One Boomer "And Here's to You, Joe DiMaggio" The Days of Summers Past The Seeds of Character A Letter to a Teacher I Want a Clark Bar! When Music was Fun Decoration Day - The Measure of Sacrifice 11/22/63: We Remember Flashback: The Y2K Hysteria When the Music had Words Ronald Reagan: Hard-Wired Decency The Great Carsoni Love Songs of the Chicowitz Do You Remember These? V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N -- We're on Vacation! A Watergate Success Story Straight Talk on Social Issues: Freedom: Mostly, Just Silly Stuff: The Terrorist Attack of 2001: The Chicowitz on Iraq: |
We're open to offerings from visitors to BBHQ. If you have something to say of interest to boomers, write it as well as you can in 800 - 1,000 words, and send it to us. We can't guarantee we'll publish it, but we'll surely consider it.
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| The BBHQ Album of the Month is "Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)," by Simon & Garfunkel. If you were fortunate enough to see them in concert last year, I do not have to sell you. The concert was terrific! This album collection includes 55 songs, plus their new recording, "Citizen of the Planet," and one of the songs sung by the Everly Brothers during the concert. The DVD was recorded during their concert in Madison Square Garden in 2003. For any S&G fan, this is a must have! But then, you knew that already, didn't you? |
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The BBHQ Book of the Month is
"The 5000 Year Leap," by
W. Cleon Skousen. The title does not
adequately identify the content, though the concept of the 5,000 year
leap is astounding. The subtitle, Principles of Freedom 101, is
much more applicable to the subject. This book carefully and clearly
summarizes the thinking of the brilliant founding fathers of our country,
the ideas behind the "miracle that changed the world."
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