Monthly Archives: July 2013

Skaneateles

Posted on July 8, 2013 by annetbell

                Now for my “English as a Second Language ” readers the title must be quite a shock!  The Dutch settled in New York, maybe it is Dutch. Nope, it is Onondaga Native … Continue reading →

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I’m thinking for you.

Posted on July 8, 2013 by annetbell

Today, I am thinking of both India and Egypt. Honestly, I had no idea that President Obama had written this. Namaste

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In a Garden?

Posted on July 7, 2013 by annetbell

A garden is a peaceful place for relaxation, rest, and contemplation.  It can also be a meeting place.  Such it was in a garden, Jallianwala Bagh,  in Amritsar, Punjab on Sunday, April 15, 1919. The day was one of the … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain’s India

Posted on July 5, 2013 by annetbell

“This is indeed India, the land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendor and rags, of palaces and hovels, of tigers and elephants, the cobra and the jungle, the country of a hundred tongues, of many … Continue reading →

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Life, Fortune, and Sacred Honor

Posted on July 4, 2013 by annetbell

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE THE SIGNERS Gary Hildrith Have you ever wondered what happened to the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence? This is the price they paid:Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured … Continue reading →

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The Echoes of Gettysburg by Michael Henry Dunn, July 3, 2013

Posted on July 3, 2013 by annetbell

Truths to ponder on Independence Day Eve

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What Does Young Egypt Want?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by annetbell

No, I didn’t make a mistake, but thought some parallels could  be drawn between the two countries’ young people. There are certain  similarities in the problems of sorting out the mixture of politics and religion.  The demographics are similar with … Continue reading →

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Last Light

Posted on July 2, 2013 by annetbell

Originally posted on Broken Light Collective:
Photo taken by contributor Uday Narayanan, a 26-year-old from New Delhi, India. Uday has an uncle who suffers from Schizophrenia. His uncle has been living with him for the last 20 years. Growing up, Uday remembers his…

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video from the helicopters flying over Cairo

Posted on July 2, 2013 by annetbell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vux_-vJvHww#at=10 Pictures of 22 million Egyptians demonstrating for freedom. Egyptian people may be a lot of things but they are not afraid or apathetic! Peace, freedom, safety, and blessings for the Egyptian people. . . . inshallah!

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Cairo. . . .Now. . . . .and Then

Posted on July 1, 2013 by annetbell

As the military helicopters fly over Cairo and the Nile  with waving Egyptian flags in solidarity with the Egyptian people, the  military leadership has given President Morsi forty-eight hours to do something…..either resign or accept the will of the people. … Continue reading →

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