Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Spell Check Doesn't Work

I've been trying to see how to fix this problem, it's a good thing I'm a spell weller or I'd be in trouble. Usually I take my time and make sure I spell correctly, but there's always that one time when you proof read too fast, or just rush through. I can see you have forgiven my spelling errors, and maybe I shouldn't worry about it. Correct spelling is essential. Spell check is essential. SPELL CHECK IS ESSENTIAL. I hate when my own blog tells me how to build my sentences, but it cant check my spelling. Oh well, somebody tell blogger.com . It is excellent for free. Thank you blogger!

Commercial Break

Sorry about that commercial in my Dr. King post. I thought I'd taken it out. Anyway I got that excerpt from www.freep.com, it was written by Z. Meyer. I have a picture of Dr. King that was eventually used as a US Postage Stamp. I'll post that latter. I'm looking forward to Black History month. For now, Happy Birthday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take care until next time.
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

In recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday, let's recall the civil rights leader's last trip to the state.


Three weeks before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., King delivered his speech "The Other America" in Grosse Pointe.

He was invited to speak March 14, 1968, at what was then Grosse Pointe High School by a local fair-housing advocacy group. An estimated 2,700 people filled the gym.

The school board's decision to host King was controversial and part of the deal was that the Grosse Pointe Human Relations Council take out a $1-million insurance policy to protect against any damage to school property if the event turned violent.

Tensions were so high in the community that a local police chief sat on King's lap in the car on the way to the school to shield him from danger.

Police checked the gym for bombs hours before King's speech, and five dozen officers from neighboring communities were on hand in case the evening turned ugly.

From his speech:

"We are going to win our freedom because both the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of the Almighty God are embodied in our echoing demands.

"So however difficult it is during this period, however difficult it is to continue to live with the agony and the continued existence of racism, however difficult it is to live amidst the constant hurt, the constant insult and the constant disrespect, I can still sing we shall overcome ...

"With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

"With this faith we will be able to speed up the day when all of God's children all over this nation -- black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics -- will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, 'Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, We are Free at Last.' "

The speech was interrupted by applause 32 times. But the Nobel Peace Prize recipient was heckled, too.

Detroiter Donald Lobsinger, leader of a reactionary group called Breakthrough, which had about 200 right-wing protesters picketing outside, was thrown out of the gym after jeering King and calling him a traitor, the FBI report filed the next day recounted.

Afterward, an apparently shaken King said he had never encountered such vocal hostility at an indoor gathering.

Free Press Chief Photographer Tony Spina took this famous picture of King during a news conference before his speech. The photograph was later used as the model for a U.S. postage stamp.

Mark E. Tyree 
 

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Check out this page on NJ.com

Dear The Tyree Tree Family Blog:

Mark Tyree (metyr2e@yahoo.com) thought you would be interested in this item from NJ.com

http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2010/01/haiti_struggles_with_death_and_10.html

Mark Tyree
Haitian Devastation Pictures

Triumphant Recovery after Haiti's Devastation

Hello Family. I was just wondering if you will, if you can put yourselves in the shoes of the surviving Haitians. These people are suffering tremendously after a series of earthquakes. A very serious 7.2 quake on Tuesday, and a 6.0 (not an aftershock), believe me a 6 is not an aftershock, and then a 4.5 (technically a 4.5 is not an aftershock either.)The pictures I've been looking at are heartbreaking. I'd be leary to send even $10 through text messages. But indeed they are in diar need of the world community for assistance. Looting is supposedly rampant. But if you were desparate, would you loot to survive? I think under the circumstances the word 'looting' shouln't even be used. Imagine being the only family survivor. Alone, surrounded by death, destruction, and devastation. Then to see some survivors still praising God and singing hyms, brings a triumphant message about these people. The children are back to playing football in the streets. I've been praying for them since I've gotten the news of this devastation. I've been trying to add a link of the pictures, but it's probably best for these pictures not to be here. They are very graphic and terrible. Pray for Haiti. Until next time, count your blessings.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy Birthday January Family

Greetings family. Again, it's time to celebrate family birthdays. Join me in wishing the following family members a Happy Birthday. Here's the list:

1)Joan Simons 1-4

2)Mary M. Tyree 1-12

3)John B. Tyree 1-17

4)Kayla Pugh 1-18

5)Mary Foxx 1-23

6)Kay Tyree 1-26

Happy Birthday and much love, and God Bless You !!
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