Helen Adams Keller (1880 – 1968) American author, disability rights advocate and political activist. She lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at the age of nineteen months. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan, who taught her language, including reading and writing. She attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She worked for the American Foundation for the Blind from 1924 until 1968, during which time she toured the United States and traveled to 35 countries advocating for those with vision loss. She wrote 14 books and hundreds of speeches and essays.
Quote Source: "Optimism" an Essay by Helen Keller.
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This is Yours
• 12/26/21 at 11:13PM •This is yours,
it's also mine,
the air we breathe.
A life well lived
is our salvation,
to a better day.
Reach for the Stars
• 12/26/21 at 11:06PM •To reach for the stars,
you're best to aim high,
for your goal in life,
is to give it a try.
The First Taco
• 12/26/21 at 10:56PM •The first Taco
I ever ate,
was from a street vendor,
in Tiajuana Town.
My Navy friends,
young at 20 years old,
drove to Mexico,
to drink beer
at local cantinas.
We would stop at
the Taco stands
and eat the wonderful
tasting food.
Hard shell tortilla,
filled with some kind
of meat, tomatoes, and cheese
and lettuce. A tasty treat.
So great the joy,
a new food,
for a 20-year-old boy.
My Love For Another
• 12/26/21 at 10:42PM •My love for another,
is not what you think.
There is no carousing,
or imbibing in drink.
A newfound affection,
the four legged kind,
your newest companion,
a loyal one too.
Here is a, new
puppy for you.
A small Pug,
will have to do.
One Step
• 12/26/21 at 10:19PM •One step is a journey.
A journey too far,
when you cannot walk
and you don't have a car.
Low Grew the Plant
• 12/26/21 at 10:17PM •Low grew the plant,
not touching the ground,
providing a shelter from
the rain and the Sun.
A beautiful plant of
red, yellow and greens,
not of this earth
but from your dreams.
James Webb Space Telescope over Earth
• 12/26/21 at 12:16PM •NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:
There's a big new telescope in space. This one, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), not only has a mirror over five times larger than Hubble's in area, but can see better in infrared light. The featured picture shows JWST high above the Earth just after being released by the upper stage of an Ariane V rocket, launched yesterday from French Guiana. Over the next month, JWST will move out near the Sun-Earth L2 point where it will co-orbit the Sun with the Earth. During this time and for the next five months, JWST will unravel its segmented mirror and an array of sophisticated scientific instruments -- and test them. If all goes well, JWST will start examining galaxies across the universe and planets orbiting stars across our Milky Way Galaxy in the summer of 2022. APOD Gallery: Webb Space Telescope Launch
The Tail of a Christmas Comet
• 12/25/21 at 12:16PM •NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:
The tail of a comet streams across this three degree wide telescopic field of view captured under dark Namibian skies on December 21. In outburst only a few days ago and just reaching naked eye visibility Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) is this year's brightest comet. Binoculars will make the diffuse comet easier to spot though, close to the western horizon after sunset. Details revealed in the sharp image show the comet's coma with a greenish tinge, and follow the interaction of the comet's ion tail with magnetic fields in the solar wind. After passing closest to Earth on December 12 and Venus on December 18, Comet Leonard is heading toward perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun on January 3rd. Appearing in late December's beautiful evening skies Comet Leonard has also become known as 2021's Christmas Comet. Launch Update: James Webb Space Telescope
Photo by CARA Project
First Christmas
• 12/25/21 at 11:53AM •Your first christmas,
no mother to be,
gathered with family,
around the tree.
No idle chatter,
voices won't sing,
embraces now gone.
Soft words spoken,
remembrance, now lost,
missing your mother,
not here today.
With your father,
this heavenly day.
"A symbolic moment of peace, grace, and humility amidst one of humanity’s most violent and disgraceful events".
"In December of 1914, a series of grassroots, unofficial ceasefires took hold of the Western Front in the heat of WWI. On Christmas, soldiers from an estimated 100,000 British and German troops began to exchange seasonal greetings and sing songs across the trenches",........ Continue Reading
Give You Thanks
• 12/24/21 at 10:56PM •Give you thanks,
for what can be,
standing strong
against tyranny,
of those who rail
at our Democracy.
We are one nation,
immigrants, all.
in this great land,
thanks be to God.