In the News today: Bernie Maddoff off to Jail for life! Now, he is stealing from the taxpayers!

Bernie Madoff, who bilked thousands of victims of over 65 billion dollars in a Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 150 years in prison today by U.S. District Judge Denny Chin. Federal sentencing the 71-year-old scumbag.

"Here, the message must be sent that Mr. Madoff's crimes were extraordinarily evil and that this kind of irresponsible manipulation of the system is not merely a bloodless financial crime that takes place just on paper, but it is instead ... one that takes a staggering human toll," Judge Chin said.

The dirt bag, Madoff must think this is just another "Win" "Win" situation.....he already enjoyed stealing the money while he was still young which gave him and his scumbag wife the beautiful homes, yachts, custom made clothes, five star restaurants, lavish vacations and now he is going to bilk the taxpayers to pay his room and board in jail and free Internet service and we have to pay for ours!

I don't understand why his wife and children are not joining him in the next cell over ????? Come on! You know they all knew what he was doing....they worked for him.

The Spirit of Dupont Circle, D.C., Hauptbahnhof in Washington, Chinatown D.C., Dupont Circle

If you look carefully at the right side of the photo, you will see the Spirit of Dupont Circle in Washington--similar to *Poor ol' Charlie on the MTA.*

Hi Rose, time to get away from the statues...how about some of Union Station and Chinatown D.C.

Ciao for now. Rich

Great Send by Richard Cummings -- Faces of War!

Hi Rose...now we have the memorial to General Grant..the Civil War theme is very big in DC, obviously. But these life-size bronze statues have a life, a haunting life of what men went through (and go through) in combat. Not pretty, I know but thought provoking. Flowers come next.

Ciao for now. Rich

Surreal Memorial - Great Send by Richard Cummings

While walking around DC, I stumbled across this "surreal" memorial to Civil War (War between the States) hero General Sherman just a few minutes from the White House. How it survived all those years of censorship, I have no idea. What the naked ladies had to do with the atrocities of the war, I also have no idea. Nurses? Angels? Or?

Ciao for now. Rich

Woo Hoo, The Lantern now has 13 "Followers" listed

Rose:

You should now have 13 "Followers" if I did it right.

Talk about rain-that's all we have had here this week. I'm sure your children have told you what a miserable rainy June we have had. It's so bad my last three tee times we have had to cancel because of rain.

Let's hope the weather improves for both of us.

Thanks, again. Arthur
P.S. It sure looks like the mini reunion went well judging by Sal's commentary.


Dear Arthur:

You are a Gem! Thank you for adding your name as a "Follower" of The Lantern on the sidebar.

Here are the directions for those of you that have not done so yet:

1. Maximize your screen and view the right hand side of the sidebar and click on the word "Follow".

2. Then another page will pop up......then click on the word Google

3. Then click on follow publicly.

Viola! You are done!

Let's see if we can bring that number 13 up to number 68! It would make me very happy.

In the News today: Farrah Fawcett lost her battle to cancer.

We all remember this famous Poster of Farrah in that red bathing suit, that awesome smile, tousled hair and her sensuality were Farrah Fawcett's trademarks, as a sex symbol and 1970s TV star in "Charlie's Angels." But as her life drew to a close at age 62, she captivated the public in a far different way: as a cancer patient who fought for and then surrendered her fight with the awful disease of anal cancer.

Farrah fought a terrible fight for nearly three years after being diagnosed with anal cancer. Ryan O'Neal, her longtime love who returned to her side when she became ill, was with her.

Farrah's son is in jail. So sad.

In the News today: The King of Pop is dead at age 50!

Michael Jackson, the moonwalking former child star who became known the world over as the “King of Pop” before his life and career deteriorated in a freakish series of scandals, died today at age 50.

Jackson’s death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, and sorrowful decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular.

He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his crotch-grabbing dance moves, his high-pitched voice with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove and tight, military-style jacket were trademarks second only to his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance. Over the years, his skin became lighter and his nose narrower.

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Alarm Clock and Study Desk

Incredible: While a student at the U. of Wisconsin, John Muir in about 1862 made a combination alarm clock and study desk. The mechanism controlled a collapsing desk that awoke Muir by sliding him to the floor while at the same time lighting a lamp. After a few minutes alloted for dressing, the desk began extracting and retracting the books following a pre-set schedule of time allowed for each book.

Rich

In the News today: A tribute to Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's sidekick

I was a big fan of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and now we are in mourning after learning about the death of Carson's legendary sidekick, Ed McMahon.

McMahon was known for his trademark "Heeeere's Johnny!" when introducing Carson.

I never missed one Johnny Carson Tonight Show!

Retirement

Well, we are all reaching retirement time or many of you already started the process of those Medicare forms at the beginning of the year and for a few of us we have to wait until the first few months of 2010 which includes me for one.

Time for decisions selecting Medicare supplements, a new primary care doctor and so many options and not all clear to understand.

In a complex health care system, having a primary care doctor is one way to keep things simple and mandatory with most health systems.

Word of mouth is the way to go in selecting doctors and healthcare programs offered in your state. Here in South Florida, most of my friends are with Humana HMO and they seem to be pleased with it. But, keep in mind a lot of doctors do not accept Medicare patients.

You can search for a doctor in your area at the American Medical Association’s website:

http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.jsp.

I found that Internal medicine focuses specifically on treating adults opposed to family medicine.
Ah, and there is that issue as to what to do when your own doctor is retiring too!

All this can be unsettling and confusing but there are several resources to help you select the best supplements to meet your needs. So far, all I know about Medicare is that Part A is FREE, Part B is $96.50 taken out of your social security check monthly, Part C & D is optional and an added expense. However, I was informed that Humana Gold HMO....all is inclusive....social security sends Humana that $96.50 which covers A,B,C & D. If this is incorrect, please advise.

My nurse friend advises that if you should be selecting a new physician, always tell him something unique and important about you and your life so he will remember you amongst all his patients. Get to know the staff and inquire what are the busiest days in the office so you can adjust your appointments accordingly and avoid long waits.

The staff always appreciates that you bring your list of important information with you…….saves time and can go directly into your file….

1. list of medications plus vitamins and supplements you take
medical history.
2. copy of your medical records from your former doctor and their names/telephone numbers
3. emergency telephone numbers of family members.

I also read somewhere that this January will be the first year that we will not be receiving a cost of living raise for the next two years due to the bad economy!...............Ugh!

Father's Day Quotes

Honor thy father and thy mother.

~Matthew 19:19~

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

~William Shakespeare~

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant,

I could hardly stand to have the old man around.

But when I got to be 21,

I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

~Mark Twain~

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

~George Herbert~

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.

~Ruth E. Renkel~

Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad.

~Anne Geddes~

When a father gives to his son, both laugh;

when a son gives to his father, both cry.

~A Jewish Proverb~

Are we not like two volumes of one book?

~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore~

One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my daddy is. Later that night, the father prayed,

Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.

~Author Unknown~

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong

as the need for a father's protection.

~Sigmund Freud~

The most important thing a father can do for his children

is to love their mother.

~Henry Ward Beecher~

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right,

he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.

~Charles Wadsworth~

It doesn't matter who my father was;

it matters who I remember he was.

~Anne Sexton~

A Little Ice and Shadows of Chicago and next stop, Wisconsin!

For anyone suffering from the heat anywhere-..this was taken today on my way to Chicago...it is the East Coast of Greenland (not Iceland)...from 36,000 feet. You can guess at the size of the icebergs at the top of the photo. You can also see the crack in the ice field below the mountains. Not the best quality photo but you get the idea. Ciao for now. Rich

Icebergs

Postcards from Chicago

All will go
And one day
We will hold
Only the shadows

~Carl Sandburg~

Here is a postcard from Madison, Wisconsin. Ciao for now.

Great Shares from Joanne (Struz) McCarthy

Hi Rosie,

I just ran into Arlene Sugarman Borans at the hair salon. It’s the first time I have seen her since we were graduated! I told her about the blog and sent her the link. She was excited to hear about it. I thought you’d be happy to know.

Joanne (Struz) McCarthy

Great Send from Anon from Germany!

My digital SLR camera died on me so I went out and bought a compact...here is one of my first results. Hope you like it. Ciao for now. Rich

Crusade for Freedom/Radio Free Europe---from Richard Cummings!

Rose, could you please post this:

Looking for Crusade for Freedom / Radio Free Europe materials from the 1950s: photos (like Debbie and Eddie), newspaper and magazine articles, sound or film (aka audio and video).

Anyone have anything???? Thanks for listening. Rich

Welcome Aboard Rosemarie Wilson and Patricia Vega!

Welcome Rosemarie Wilson and Patricia Vega! I was just about to turn my computer off for the night and I noticed an Alert that both of you have signed the Lantern's Guest Book!

So Excited! However, I don't have your email addresses to add you to our Lantern's list so please email me at rjsisti@aol.com with your current email address. Please place your name in the subject line otherwise I don't open emails with funky addresses that I don't recognize.

What a nice surprise! You must tell us how you found us and let us know what you have been doing since 1962????? Send me pictures......send me stories........this is great!

Everyone is going to be so happy to hear you both are on the Lantern with us!

Flag Day-June 14th

Flay Day!
When : Always June 14th

Flag Day, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation.....one nation, under God, indivisible.

Our flag has a proud and glorious history. It was at the lead of every battle fought by Americans. Many people have died protecting it. It even stands proudly on the surface of the moon.

As Americans, we have every right to be proud of our culture, our nation, and our flag. So raise the flag on June 14th and every day with pride!

Properly Display Our Flag

There is a right way and a wrong way to display the flag. The American flag should be held in the highest of regards. It represents our nation and the many people who gave their lives for our country and our flag.

Here are the basics on displaying the American flag: The flag is normally flown from sunrise to sunset. In the morning, raise the flag briskly. At sunset, lower it slowly. Always, raise and lower it ceremoniously.

1. The flag should not be flown at night without a light on it.
2. The flag should not be flown in the rain or inclement weather.
3. After a tragedy or death, the flag is flown at half staff for 30 days. It's called "half staff" on land ,and "half mast" on a ship.
4. When flown vertically on a pole, the stars and blue field , or "union", is at the top and at the end of the pole (away from your house).
5. The American flag is always flown at the top of the pole. Your state flag and other flags fly below it.
6. The union is always on top. When displayed in print, the stars and blue field are always on the left.
7. Never let your flag touch the ground, never...period.
8. Fold your flag when storing. Don't just stuff it in a drawer or box.
9. When your flag is old and has seen better days, it is time to retire it. Old flags should be burned or buried. Please do not throw it in the trash.

Did you Know? There is a very special ceremony for retiring the flag by burning it. It is a ceremony everyone should see. Your local Boy Scout group knows the proper ceremony and performs it on a regular basis. If you have an old flag, give it to them. And, attend the ceremony.

Famous Flag People:

Betsy Ross was a seamstress who made clothes for George Washington. In June, 1776, Washington approached her to make the country's first flag and the rest is history.

Francis Scott Key Inspired by the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to our national anthem as he witnessed the event as British rockets whizzed in the air while our American Flag flew in the breeze.

Did you Know? If you like to study flags, then you are a Vexillologist!

"RC and the Four Bears" from Richard Cummings!

Rose, after finding that poster from last year, I found this post card of "RC and the Four Bears".

The Bear is the symbol of Berlin and from where it's name comes. The building in the background is the old airport in Berlin, where I "worked" in the mid-to -late 1960s.

I am not sure if I had already sent this, or not. If so, then here it is, again. Have a nice Thursday. Rich

http://picasaweb.google.com/red.roses.are.read/RichardSPhotos?feat=directlink

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Great Send from Richard Cummings!

Rose,

I have been reading with interests the Sox - Pops exchanges. I sent you this photo last year but many of the group were not on the list last year and might find it fun to look at.

Take care, Rich

Great Sends from Richard Cummings

Hi Rose. Thanks for the posting about the Sox and Pops...here is a thank you card. Take care. Rich

Pops goes the Sox!

Father's Day is approaching and what better way to celebrate than with tickets to Fenway!

Of course, if baseball is not your thing then perhaps tickets to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. And, did you hear that the Boston Symphony Orchestra just released a brand New CD for the Boston Red Sox?

Though generations have come and gone, Fenway Park remains, much like it did the day it opened on April 20, 1912.

Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox is a historical place that still reverberates today the great baseball players: Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Jimmy Collins, Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski, to name just a few. Oh the "bye gone daz"!!!!!!!!

I have two amazing videos for you to view to celebrate Boston Pops new Red Sox Album! Just sit back and enjoy..........after you click on the links below....the videos will automatically start.

What a treat! I definitely know that Richard Cummings and Billy Melchionno will love this for sure.

http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/content1.jsp;jsessionid=YVOZC3MDVOKHGCTFQMGCFEQ?id=37200015

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http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/19122332/
CLICK ON THE ABOVE UNDERLINED TO VIEW THE SECOND VIDEO

And of course, if some of you guys just want to go fishing, we Red Sox fans understand!


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Great Shares from Richard Cummings re: Tall Ships

Hi Rose...I read with interest about the Tall Ships coming to Boston, especially Dora's message.

The attached is not the best quality (with lotsa grain) but it is my photo of the USS Constitution escorting the Tall Ships into Boston, 1976, if you would like to share it with others. And, maybe someone else has a photo or two to share.

You can see the smoke from the Constitution's canons on the left side (port) of the ship. I got to South Boston about 4 AM, in order to watch the ships come in later that morning. A wonderful experience.

Take care, Rich

The Tall Ships are coming to Boston!

This came across my computer today and I copied and pasted it to pass it along to you.

Mark your calendar and select a day from July 8-12th! Boston has a wealth of maritime traditions both past and present which makes it the perfect host for the return of the world’s Tall Ship fleet as part of Sail Boston 2009. Oh my, it has been years since I've seen the Tall Ships.

How exciting, I remember the harbor tours and dinner cruises that get you up so close to these grand vessels.

Boston is an official Port of the Tall Ships. The five-day Sail Boston festival will begin with the Grand Parade of Sail into Boston Harbor. These Grand Vessels will dock in the Seaport District, Fan Pier Basin, Rowes Wharf and at the historic wharfs of the North End and Charlestown.

I have no idea what they charge now for these tours and dinner cruises but looks like a wonderful way to spend a day with your family and friends. But I did look up the address and phone number should anyone be interested in planning a nice day in Boston and bring your camera and send me some pictures of a delightful day! I'm sure it will be an amazing trip back to history for all you History Buffs out there!

I'm not a History Buff but since I was born in the North End of Boston and didn't move to Revere until I was in the third grade, I have always savored and drawn to everything the beautiful city has to offer. I still have family members that live in the North End.

Hey, Sal Carmosino.....you are a History Buff and may enjoy this wonderful event!

Sail Boston, Inc.

One Design Center Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Telephone: 617-439-7700

Fax: 617-439-7701

Great Sends from Ruthie

Hi Rose,
Some photos from my yard to share with the Lantern. I'm not gifted with the camera as is Richard. I'm mostly point and shoot, but I love photographing flowers and later using them as reference for art work.

Enjoy, Ruthie

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Happy One Year Anniversary to The Lantern!

Welcome Patty Battista Bolton!

Hi Patty,

Welcome to The Lantern! I was so excited when I received Dottie's email and she provided your email address to have you join us.

Today is The Lantern's one year anniversary! OMIG........just realized that this very moment.

Wow, time surely passes quickly.

Welcome Cheryl & Brian Rebholz!

Cheryl (Hurley) Rebholz and Brian (Butchie) Rebholz

So happy to have you aboard!

Lantern June Birthdays

Nelson Block-June 13
Angela Bova-June 12
Nancy Bruno-June 23
Arthur Buonopane-June 29
Anthony Chiarella=June 13
Roseann Colanino-June 20
June Davey-June 4
Kathleen DeRosa-June 3
Richard Gesualdo-June 4
Barbara Grasso-June 26
Joseph Greenberg-June 4
David Greenstein-June 12
Sandra Grobman-June 15
Linda Kane-June 20
Roger Keith-June 12
Janet Kelleher-June 6
Paul Kincaid-June 15
Ellen LeGrow-June 17
Louise McGurin-June 2
Joseph Miller-June 4
Lawrence Mintz-June 5
Constance Moore-June 12
Michael Moscaritolo-June 26
John Palladino-June 8
Richard Pearl-June 15
Harold Rosenbloom-June 10
Alan Schwartz-June 6
Sandra Sharib-June 20
Edward Simeone-June 3
Carol Toppi-June 6
Benedict Uga-June 30
Catherine Vazza-June 26
Patricia Votta-June 28
June Walley-June 22
Joseph Walsh-June 14
Susan Webster-June 21