Marine Corps Marathon

Sweet x 27: A Study of Kisses & Satchmo

Peace Piece

Tobias and the Schwenkfelders, 9/24/1734

Tobias Hartranft and his family, along with 180 of his fellow Schwenkfelders, after a long an grueling voyage on the St. Andrew, "landed at Philadelphia on September 22, 1734. On the following day, the Schwenkfelder men over age 16 took an oath of allegiance to the British crown, either by signing the oath or by a handshake. George Weiss, a self-educated Schwenkfelder pastor, held the first Day of Remembrance, or Gedächtnestag, on September 24. "

"Each year on the Sunday closest to September 24, Schwenkfelders gather to honor their past. While sharing the simple meal of bread and butter, apple butter and water, today's Schwenkfelders remember what the immigrants endured for their faith. Gedächtnestag is the oldest continually celebrated day of thanksgiving in the United States."

(from http://www.schwenkfelder.com/WhoWeAre_Schwenkfelders.htm, accessed 9/25/09)

Happy 275 Anniversary of Gedächtnestag of all the Schwenkfelder decendants!

More Back-to-School Night Jazz

Jazz Man Jake on the trombone. Main Street, Richard Montgomery High School.

Main Street Jazz

at Richard Montomery High School Back to School Night

Big, New Courthouse, So Sue Me!

Under construction... one block from my front porch/perch. Here are a few right-now-thoughts:

• Justice should be blind, but why does it have to be so big.
• Separated at birth: Jiffy Johns and Jury Duty.
• How many lawyers will it take to screw in the light bulbs? I don't know, but what else should the light bulbs expect from the lawyers? (apologies to my attorney friends)
• A funny thing happened to my $80 million on the way to the new courthouse.
• Judge not lest ye need another big courthouse.