Category Archives: History

Teddy and Me

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I was fortunate to know Senator Kennedy for more than 30 years — we shared geography — (Boston — DC and Florida) as mutual touch points — we shared a love of Georgetown and the Jesuits and the Shriver family ,too.

Ted Kennedy was a very funny man. Warm — twinkle in the eye. A hugger.  And he never missed an opportunity to ask for something — a donation to a charity — an internship request for someone; a recommendation to Georgetown for someone else — and he always dropped you a line — a personal hand written letter as follow up. Continue reading →

SnagFilms Editorial on The Huffington Post

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SnagFilmsClick here for a smart editorial by Rick Allen — CEO of Snagfilms –  hosted on the Huffington Post — in regards to the meaning of Memorial Day.

And more importantly — check out the ten film package widget we have created to celebrate Memorial Day — I am honored to help  us program  up this great work by film makers that explores America’s  heroism and  our constant vigil to protect our liberties as a country.

Grab the film widget and share it amongst your friends; bake it into your editorial work this Memorial Day — watch a film and never forget.

Cinematical on Nanking

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Thanks Cinematical for including “Nanking” on SnagFilms in your editorial lineup.  Click here to read all about it.

The film is now being viewed all over the world — for free — via the web. As I once noted — you don’t have to steal this film to see it — just go to SnagFilms.com and watch it as much as you want — trade it with your friends — share it — embed it and put it on your page — link it in an email — steal this film in this manner — it will feel good.  I am talking to you — all Chinese students –  bloggers and media — please take this film:-). !

At yesterday’s Peabody Awards ceremony — it was noted how much media attention was focused on China — and how many media projects were recognized for excellence this year for work around China as a subject.  Click here to  read an article excellence in media with China as key subject matter.

Return to Red Beach

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This is a very moving film — a very compelling reason to watch is the upcoming Memorial Day weekend — “Return to Tarawa” is a great film.  It is a must see.

These films are constant reminders of the heroism of our armed forces in protecting our freedoms.  The price paid — the lives lost — the fierce pride in protecting our families and our liberties.  Clean up this beach — protect and enhance our memories!

Sad

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I was sad to read this piece in the Washington Post this morning.

I will never ever say anything negative about Olie Kolzig. He has been a great player. He is a great person and I will always take the high road about anything having to do with Olie. He is truly one of my favorite players ever to wear a Caps jersey. Our fan base loves Olie Kolzig and deservedly so. I will always respect what he says and support him in any decision he makes.

I will try to connect with George McPhee and Dick Patrick today to discuss this matter.

We have not spoken to Olie since the season ended and we now need to get together with Olie to discuss the content of this article. It would have been better for us to connect before this story ran but such is life in professional sports.

I am proud of the way our team played this year and I am proud of all of the contributions made by every single player and member of management. We achieved our goal of winning a division title and of making the playoffs. That was our key deliverable to our fan base and for the health of our franchise.

I, too, wish we had been able to hoist a Stanley Cup together.

New Jersey Devils…Your Nation’s Capitals

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I am reading a really terrific book called ”Washington: The making of the American Capital”. The author of the book is Fergus Bordewich. The book details how Washington DC was chosen as the site to house our developing nations’ capital; how it was financed; and built and managed as a process. It details the characters involved; the politics behind the decision; how the seat of liberty was sadly constructed by slave labor; and the real estate speculation that went on led by George Washington himself. It is a great read and really brings to life how our area was founded and the behind-the-scenes machinations that went on to build a new city to house the best and worst of what we had become as a country.

The book also shows how close we came to having the nation’s capital in Trenton NJ because it was nearby to Philadelphia and New York and many people were certain that Canada would be annexed into the United States and that NJ would be situated in the middle of that North American map. It is amazing that in 1790, when the planning work had started on Washington DC, there were only 4 million inhabitants in the entire US and when you traveled from VA to MD to Delaware and then Philadelphia, you carried four different currencies with you.

If you live in this area or you love great historical non-fiction works, you will enjoy reading this book.