Views from Point Breeze

There are a number of people in the United States this weekend who will ponder what they could have done differently on Valentine's Day this year.  Maybe they should have kept their child home from school on a sick day.  Maybe they should have planned their trip during this week.  One Father wondered if he told his daughter that he loved her.  It is such a heart wrenching time to think about what one could have done to save or protect a loved one.  The scene has been repeated so often that people outside the U.S. must wonder if we really care about our citizens.  There is a movement called Rachel's challenge going on that remembers a young lady killed in the Columbine shooting in 1999. Oh how I wish that the tragedies could have ended with the tragic loss of her life. Nikolas Cruz did not care what the plans were for the future of the students and staff that he gunned down that day.  He didn't care that some of these students were scholars and volunt...

The last year of nuclear tests have been terrifying for the world at large.  North Korea is a dictatorship headed by Kim Jong-Un.  Under his leadership he has tested more than 80 missiles.  It is a wonder that no one has been killed.  There are some reports that one of the missiles exploded in the country but their secretive news agencies won't reveal this to be a fact.  Many of the people that receive news in North Korea only read or hear what the government wants them to hear.  Hunger is a problem and citizens must cheer wildly whenever their Supreme Leader is in their presence.  The consequences for lack of enthusiasm could be death, President Trump has blamed the Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations for not 'dealing' with the threat from North Korea during the last twenty-five years.  He feels that bluster and threats will lead this country of twenty-five million people to voluntarily relinquish their nuclear weapons.  We have tried ...

On Sunday, February 4th, the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII 41 - 33 against the New England Patriots.  We won with a backup quarterback, Nick Foles, while being pegged as the underdogs by the Vegas odds makers for the third straight game.  Some fortunate people placed six figure bets on the Eagles.  They went home very happy.  For the rest of us the feeling of vindication and satisfaction was immense.  We are done being the bridesmaids.  We have joined the rest of the NFC East teams that have won rings.  We will wear the crown for a year or until we relinquish the title to a worthy competitor. A parade is scheduled for tomorrow.  It will go from Lincoln Financial Field, down Broad Street and to the Art Museum.  Many people will take pictures at the Rocky Statue.  He was a mythical figure based in Philadelphia who conquered the boxing world with grit and determination.  How he beat Drago without getting his neck separated f...