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My Family Has Traveled In An RV For 6 Months, And It’s Changed How We See America | HuffPost

Courtesy of Kelly Burch The family’s RV in Grand Canyon National Park on New Year’s Day 2021.
Courtesy of Kelly Burch The family’s RV in Grand Canyon National Park on New Year’s Day 2021.

“I had assumptions about which parts of the country are best and worst. But actually getting to see those places has shattered my ideas.”

It was after bedtime, but I couldn’t bring myself to call my daughters into our camper. Occasional bursts of giggles and beams from a flashlight told me they were fine. Our RV was parked at an alpaca ranch in Montana, and my girls were scaling hay bales and chasing barn cats with two Black sisters from Chicago and a gaggle of Mormon brothers who lived on the farm.

This moment — watching my kids explore new cultures, places and experiences — was exactly what I envisioned when, months earlier, I had decided to pack up my family and leave our rural New Hampshire home for an open-ended road trip around America.

Source: My Family Has Traveled In An RV For 6 Months, And It’s Changed How We See America | HuffPost

Tuskegee Airmen Veterans tell story in ‘Red Tail Angels’ – VAntage Point


Black History Month is a chance to celebrate and honor Black Americans who trail blazed paths for future generations. Among those trailblazers are the Tuskegee Airmen.

The 99th Pursuit Squadron activated March 23, 1941, in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Tuskegee Experiment was the first of its kind, producing an all Black unit to fight during World War II. Tuskegee graduated its first five U.S. Army Air Forces fighter pilots March 7, 1942, and more soon followed.

In late 2020, the Air Force produced a three episode series called “Red Tail Angels” to tell their story.

Here’s a link to Episode 1 on YouTube:

Editor’s Note: Items from the U.S. Veterans Administration…

Source: Tuskegee Airmen Veterans tell story in ‘Red Tail Angels’ – VAntage Point

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen launch podcast on Spotify

One of the new podcasts to listen to…

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are making a podcast.

Spotify on Monday announced the launch of “Renegades: Born in the USA,” featuring the former president and the legendary rock star in conversation on issues ranging from politics and the state of America to fatherhood, marriage and manhood. The conversations will span eight episodes, the first two of which go live on Monday.

 Screenshot, Web version Spotify
Screenshot, Web version Spotify

Update: 2/23/2021: An article came out on the setup for the podcast.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/02/barack-obama-bruce-springsteen-podcast-setup.html

Source: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen launch podcast on Spotify

How Librarians Can Fight QAnon – The Atlantic

As “Do the research” becomes a rallying cry for conspiracy theorists, classical information literacy is not enough.

Link and alert thanks to: Library Link of the Day
http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/  (archive, rss, subscribe options)

Source: How Librarians Can Fight QAnon – The Atlantic

Life in a Day 2020 | Official Documentary

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcsSc2iksC0&feature=youtu.be

Daily Dose for the Soul — Be Inspired..!!

Choosing a different thought will always produce a different emotional response. So you could say, “I will deliberately choose my thoughts so that I can feel better.” That would be a good decision for you to make. An even better decision, and really, and easier one to make is: “I want to feel good, so […]

Daily Dose for the Soul — Be Inspired..!!