John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) “It is our task in our time and in our generation,to hand down undiminished to those who come after us,as was handed down to us by those who went before,the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.”President […]
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You’re An Irish Poet by Mark R. Elsis
I was driving my taxi in Manhattan on a beautiful summer evening in 1981 when a man flagged me down. When I stopped, a woman and a man of about 60 years of age entered my taxi. As soon as they were seated, the first thing the man said to me wasn’t what their destination […]
Terminological Inexactitude by Mark R. Elsis
I was driving my taxi in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, when a man and a woman flagged me. As I approached the couple, I realized the man was Alexander Haig. Immediately, I felt bad energy, but kept a smiling poker face on. They both got in, and Alexander said, take us to McMullen’s. […]