America's Hero: Special Agent Chuck Stern, FBI

An American Flag which flew over the U.S. Capitol, Oklahoma City, Newark, Ventor, Red Bank NJ & @ the top of the new World Trade Center was handed to my incredible cousin Chuck as he retired from law enforcement today. The flag was raised @ every field office he worked from over the last 26 years... Our humble U-of-Penn Wharton Grad managed and solved the '93 World Trade Ctr Bombing Case. He & his FBI team brought Ramzi Yousef & many others to justice. Chuck's high profile work on cases spanning the globe saved countless lives so 130 of us found our way to the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank NJ to honor him & his life's work. As an invited guest & speaker - I had the privilege to say "thank you" to a room full of heroes who live to protect the health, welfare & safety of citizens everywhere. It was awesome! Congratulations Chuck! Your high caliber service to our nation & the world throughout your exceptional career is deeply appreciated. We are humbled by & grateful for your extraordinary service. Best wishes to one of the finest men I have ever known, (and I mean "ever"). Utmost respect & love, TishTrek AKA "Everybody's Cousin Tish" but especially yours today!

4 WTC & Tower #1 too: Reverence from the 36th Floor

From TishTrek's 36th Floor Watch Tower on the Hudson River: Beam me up Scottie as we CELEBRATE & THANK all the remarkable hardhats whose skills made it possible to top off Tower 4 on Monday, June 25th, 2012 @ the amazing WTC in a "Beam-Signing Ceremony" which included Bebe Winans singing, "God Bless America." This NYC 72-story "Labor-of-Love Structure for the Record Books" is our country's 1st tower to open at WTC site since 9/11. I admit I am the tail-end of my grandmother's generation & yes - it took 50 years to watch progress @ two towers from a 36th floor window to understand what the definition of "resilence" IS. What a view! God Bless America. Warm regards, TishTrek

Hudson River Watch: From the 36th Floor!

Notes from my Hudson River Watchtower on the 36th Floor! Today's LinkedIn Post: Tish Ferguson What a week! Hearts were beating with pride Wednesday as the incredible Space Shuttle Enterprise passed the Statue of Liberty, our beloved World Trade Center & my 36th floor window as the maritime corridor between NYC & NJ spoke the common language of INNOVATION! We were mesmerized inside this remarkable echo chamber of history, science, space exploration, all art forms & cultures! It was electrifying to watch the shuttle & her incredible escort - THE 533 Maritime Salvage Crane - pass on their way to the Intrepid Museum. Time stopped on America's Hudson River leaving us humbled & grateful. Best regards, TishTrek

533 Maritime Salvage Crane: Best Supporting Actor!

Notes from my Hudson River Watchtower on the 36th Floor: IT IS A CRANE!! Best Supporting Actor: THAT 533 Maritime Salvage Crane! Watching from the waterfront of America's Hudson River I stopped to celebrate THE CRANE! It escorted our 150,000 pound (68,000-Kilogram) Shuttle Enterprise today. Planes, boats & trains weighing more than a million pounds can be plucked like flowers by the beastly crane. The hull is constructed with surplus panels from WWII ships. Within my reach to watch - a beautiful silhouette - a boom met our NYC skyline, towering 295 feet off the water. Wow! What inspired you this week? Best regards, TishTrek

Hudson River Watch: Sailing Forward!

TishTrek's Hudson River Watch! Recently, I started making it my business to look up and out the window between recruiting efforts... From the 36th floor, today I see gorgeous gaff-rigged sails straight ahead and it is inspiring. I love this view! This weekend is America’s oldest regatta, the NYYC's 158th Annual in Newport, RI. Biggest ever with 133 boats entered & 104 boats signed up for the optional and separately scored 19-mile Around the (Conanicut) Island Race! Since 1845, the tradition of our Annual Regatta - first hosted in Hoboken, N.J.- was interrupted only by war. A century & a half later: It's still "good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end,"(Quote by U.K. Leguin). Best regards, TishTrek

Best Supporting Actor: THAT Maritime Salvage Crane!

In the end, it was all about THE CRANE! SIX HOURS AGO: Watching from the waterfront of America's Hudson River: Celebrating THE CRANE! Jersey City's Weeks Marine 533 floating maritime salvage crane - THE legend that pulled US Airways Flight 1549 from the Hudson River in 2009 & transported a British Airways Concorde to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan - escorted our 150,000 pound (68,000-kilogram) Shuttle Enterprise today. Planes, boats & trains weighing more than a million pounds can be plucked like flowers by the beastly crane. The hull is constructed with surplus panels from WWII ships. A beautiful silhouette - a boom met our NYC skyline, towering 295 feet off the water! What inspires you out your window? Best regards, TishTrek

Shuttle Enterprise: Ovation-for-Innovation!

Hudson River Report from my 36th floor office window! Wednesday, June 6th: Here SHE comes!!! God Bless America! Long live SCIENCE!! 10:19 a.m. this morning @ my Jersey City office: Shuttle-Ho! Here comes the freight ship carrying the Shuttle Enterprise! "In the world of maritime salvage, Jersey City's Weeks Marine 533 floating crane is THE legend that pulled US Airways Flight 1549 from the Hudson River in 2009 & transported a British Airways Concorde to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in Manhattan." ** 533 hoisted a spectacular NASA pick to inspire America today! From my 36th floor window, it's called Innovation-in-Motion from sea-to-sea! Running to waterfront to take pics for Aunt Mary now! :) ** Newark Star Ledger. less 6 a.m. from home office this morning: The heart of America will beat with pride today as the incredible Space Shuttle Enterprise passes the Statue of Liberty at 9:50 a.m. & our World Trade Center @ 10:40 a.m. & my 36th floor window!! This maritime corridor between NYC & NJ will speak the common language of INNOVATION as she serves as a remarkable echo chamber of history, science, all art forms & cultures! It will be electrifying on Manhattan's West Side as the shuttle is hoisted onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum @ 11:30 a.m. Just another great day on America's Hudson River & we are grateful. Tuesday, June 5th: Waiting for HER 23 hours before HER arrival!!! News from my 36th floor window on the Jersey City side of the Hudson River! Tomorrow, the incredible Space Shuttle Enterprise will pass the Statue of Liberty at 9:50 a.m. and America's World Trade Center @ 10:40 a.m.!! The common language of INNOVATION supported by history, science, all art forms & cultures will electrify Manhattan's West Side as she is hoisted onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum @ 11:30 a.m. My heart will sing, "The fog was lifting a voice come chanting - This shuttle was made for you & me!" :) Best regards, TishTrek