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I went to the church to help with financial computer work and did the filing that piled up for the last month. I also helped Tina set the tables for a funeral on Tuesday. I had the secretary print out the first part of "God Bless America". The Sunday before the 4th, Tina and I will be singing that and I want to read the first part and give a little history of the song. Written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and then toss aside until 1939 he gave it to Kate Smith for her radio show. She sand it as her closing song and it was such a big hit she closed with that every time on radio and TV. She also sang it for the opening of the Flyers game in Philadelphia instead of the Star Spangled Banner. Wildwood, NJ would use it on their PA system at 5pm when the lifeguards went off duty. The American Flags were lowered, the tram car stopped and everyone on the beach and boardwalk stood at attention with their hand over their hearts.
I went to Redner's supermarket in the afternoon. I was about a mile from Redner's when the road ahead seem to be in a fog. As I approached, I could see it was a rain line with sun shining brightly where I was and pouring down rain up ahead. When I entered the rain, it was coming down so hard I could hardly see. It let up a little when I got to the parking lot and had stopped and was drying up when I came out. It never got to Chesapeake City but went north of us. We did get a shower later in the evening. Sparky was sleeping on the bed and came running to snuggle up to me. The thunder had scared him.
News from the Vorlon Wife.
Posted by tedkarol at June 18, 2013 9:42 AM