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Yesterday during a brief rest stop on the Fry's Supermarket bench at the halfway point of my morning walk I met a quite personable young man and spent at least a half hour talking with him. He is a 26 year old musician and believe it or not, he and I, despite our age difference, have a great deal in common. We have the same favorite books, authors, and movies.
I gave him my information card containing my website link, and I hope he reads my blog. Even though I have not been doing much original writing here lately.
That needs to change.
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HISTORICAL CLIP
On this day, March 18 in 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their namesake business.
The discovery of gold in California created a huge demand for cross-country shipping. Wells and Fargo decided to take advantage of these great opportunities. In July 1852, their company shipped its first loads of freight from the East Coast to mining camps scattered around northern California. In 1857, Wells, Fargo and Co. formed the Overland Mail Company. In the boom-and-bust economy of the 1850s, the company earned a reputation as a trustworthy and reliable business, and its logo -- the classic stagecoach -- became famous. For a premium price, Wells, Fargo and Co. would send an employee on horseback to deliver or pick up a message or package.
Wells, Fargo and Co. merged with several other "Pony Express" and stagecoach lines in 1866 to become the unrivaled leader in transportation in the West.
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WORD FOR TODAY
detention
noun
1. The act of detaining.
2. The state or a period of being detained, especially:
a. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
b. A period of confinement to a detention home.
c. A form of punishment by which a student is made to stay after regular school hours.
3. A forced or punitive delay.
Detention is the process when a state, government or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or to protect a person or property. Being detained does not always result in being taken to a particular area (generally called a detention centre), either for interrogation, or as punishment for a crime. The process of detainment may or may not have been preceded or followed with an arrest. The prisoners in Guantanamo Bay are for example referred to as "detainees".
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Born March 18, 1926
Died March 14, 2010
Died March 14, 2010
Peter Aurness known professionally as Peter Graves, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his starring role in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to 1990 (revival). His elder brother was actor James Arness (1923–2011).
Born March 18, 1837
Died: June 24, 1908
Died: June 24, 1908
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897) and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents. He was the winner of the popular vote for president three times—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was the only Democrat elected to the presidency in the era of Republican political domination that lasted from 1861 to 1913.
Born Mar 18, 1941
Died: Jan 19, 2006
Died: Jan 19, 2006
Wilson Pickett was an American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100. Among his best known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Born Mar 18, 1938
Age: 74 years old
Age: 74 years old
Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer, musician/guitarist, recording artist, performer, and business owner. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. In total, he has garnered 39 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Pride is one of the few African-American country musicians to have had considerable success in the country music industry and only the second African American to have been inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt
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