9/11: Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality" = "Resilience"

The 11th Anniversary of 9/11 is tomorrow: Honoring 9/11 from my 36th floor Hudson River Watch Tower: We're energized by America's Freedom Tower - that shiny iconic building which soars 1,776 feet into the sky! Bolstered by this beautiful reflection on the horizon, we stand tall like Tower One grateful the definition of "resilience" has been restored! The amazing hands of hard hats helped our 11-year focus shift from how fellow commuters died to honoring and celebrating "how they lived." God Bless America, all 9/11 families, those who protect our freedoms & all who sailed with us during the 9/11 Boatlift. -Amen. BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg Sep 7, 2011 - 12 min - Uploaded by RoadtoResilience Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken ... This single traumatic experience my husband Harry and I endured on a commuter ferry eleven years ago changed my life, my attitude, my sense of security and me forever. It also bolstered my love of country, my appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy and it brought me closer to fellow citizens. Today I honor those who sacrifice all so others may live. We must never forget. God Bless America. This is the quote that came to my head as my beloved buildings in Lower Manhattan fell to earth that fateful day: "What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind" — William Wordsworth, (Intimations of Immortality) Best regards, TishTrek

Chicago Infrastructure Trust & the Renaissance Men

Stop calling our nation's leaders Socialists! That's exactly what they want you to label them so the conversation can be shut down, your research will stop and so you can't figure out what has actually happened to us, our economy and our nation. Open your mind: I opted to receive 'Renewing America' mailings because former SunGard Global Trading President Raj Mahajan (my former boss)shared information on it on LinkedIn. Today they posted an article with commentary entitled, "Policy Initiative Spotlight: Chicago’s Bold Infrastructure Plan" / blogs.cfr.org by Edward Alden March 30, 2012." AND OMGosh - This article helped me realize that all the 'Thinking Party' Democrats who attended those Retreat/Renaissance Weekends run by Bill & Hillary Clinton all those decades never wanted our Government to run all U.S. businesses! They figured out how to use our Gov't and all of us so they & their friends could profit from all U.S. business. How did they do it? Keep reading... Think about it: Savvy Gov't leaders pass legislation such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999) which lifts 6 decades of restrictions against banks offering commercial banking, insurance, and investment services AFTER they deregulate derivatives (1998) - creating that dangerous place where subprime risks could be stashed & hidden so the undermining, bail out &/or collapse of one U.S. financial firm at a time was more than a sure thing. 24 yrs later, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and former President Clinton finish their plan by creating Trusts like the new "Chicago Infrastructure Trust" designed to use private capital (the wallets of Rahm, Robert & Bill's friends) that will fund & profit from public infrastructure projects while cutting out private sector involvement in those projects. I rest my 24-year case on these men who harmed our nation right the back of ObamaCare & Solyndra where it belongs. Woo hoo - When you finally know what and who you are fighting you can finally fight back. The smoke has cleared and I can see November 6th from my front porch! - Amen. Respectfully submitted, TishTrek

Buckeye Mom: It's August!

Happy August... Our son leaves Pt. Pleasant, NJ for Columbus, O-H-I-O to become a member of THE Ohio State University - Class of 2016! We are bursting with pride! Best regards, TishTrek - who is just a Buckeye Mom this month

Terry Keenan & John Williams: Facts for the love of America!

It's Wednesday September 4th and we can confirm that corporations across America are operating with cement shoes on. I've had the privilege to live employment as a career for most of my adult life, so listen up! Last week Financial Journalist Terry Keenan reported 10 Temporary Employees (with no benefits) are being secured by U.S. firms for every ONE Full-Time hire, so let's stop using poor Spain as THE "talking point" to explain away stock market volatility, economic chaos, & headline unemployment numbers. When we cannot predict the future of economic policy & cannot predict the behavior of political leaders & have no clue what ObamaCare will cost corporations, there isn't enough CERTAINTY for employers to project the ROI on any Corporate Strategy. Simplifying what's happening in America means we'll never solve the root causes of our anguish... Facts for the love of America just might inspire the kind of citizen action & engagement that would help our nation & make a difference. Allow me to share this important example: The Real Unemployment Numbers 7/23/12 @ 5:20 p.m. - ShadowStats.com Creator & Economist John Williams argues the unemployment rate is actually as high as 22%. Gov't Headline Employment #s stopped counting the Long-Term unemployed in 1994. Headline #s only look at people who looked for jobs in the last 4 weeks; Long-Term Discouraged Workers who are no longer looking for work (the U-6 Crowd) along with Part Timers who are praying for full time & the Under-Employed are not counted in the Gov't Headline #s either. How can we solve the issues of our time if we refuse to face facts? less Have you ever wondered why the CPI, GDP and employment numbers run... *****Check out shadowstats.com!!! Walter J. "John" Williams was born in 1949. He received an A.B. in Economics, cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1971, and was awarded a M.B.A. from Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration in 1972, where he...(Go to website to read full story). Let's face it, perhaps if we inspired citizens with honest numbers & the real facts -maybe more of us would make a difference by involving ourselves in whatever that much needed change should look like. Best regards, TishTrek

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