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Month: July 2013

QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AMERICAN WOMEN Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony

QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AMERICAN WOMEN Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony

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"That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best places! And ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth 1851 Sojourner Truth was one of ten or twelve children Born in 1797 to slaves captured in African on the Gold Coast. She changed her name from Isavella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth in…

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A TRIAL OUT OF A KAFKA NOVEL

A TRIAL OUT OF A KAFKA NOVEL

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After two weeks the  jury trial I was involved in was  ended by the judge declaring a mistrial. With over a hundred motions before trial and multiple motions during trial it finally just was stopped as a mercy killing. The judge decided that he should not have allowed evidence about the driver's past driving and criminal history and  that as a result he felt he had to grant a mistrial. The entire experience reminded me of a Kafka novel  and and the daily…

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THE BENEFIT OF STRUGGLE

THE BENEFIT OF STRUGGLE

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I'm trying a jury case in Seattle which started last week and has proven to be a challenge. I am reminded, however, about the butterfly as I contemplate my trial.  The adult butterfly lays eggs resulting in young caterpillars that begin eating without stopping for two or three weeks. They increase body size and change appearance. At the end of that time they bodies prepare to create a chrysalis or outer covering. They find a place on a branch and…

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THE FAMILY ALASKA CRUISE

THE FAMILY ALASKA CRUISE

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Lita and I survived the family cruise. Seven of the children, their spouses, children and even grandchildren made up a group of almost forty people who sailed out of Seattle  on June 22nd on Princess  Cruise liner Star Princess. We had the vesssel all to ourselves with only some 2600 other passengers with a maximum capacity of 3100 passengers plus crew. We traveled 2,338 statute miles round trip arriving back in Seattle June 29th. I was disappointed the vessel went out Juan…

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MARY THELMA LUVERA

MARY THELMA LUVERA

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On an early Friday morning, July 7th2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her  death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready to meet her maker for some time. My sisters, Phyllis Ennes…

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NICOLA LUVERA AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT & MY GRANDFATHER

NICOLA LUVERA AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT & MY GRANDFATHER

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My grandfather, Nicola Luvera died in Anacortes on Independence Day, July 4, 1956 after living more then ninety years. My chief regret is that he spoke no English and I spoke no Italian so we never had a real conversation – only through my father's interpretation. Dad believed our family should speak English because we lived in America so my sisters and I never learned either parent's native language. My grandfather's story is one of courage and determination. After working…

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