Webmacster87.info is the official blog/website of Douglas Bell, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, California (USA), and is currently a senior in high school. When he's not spending his time working on homework or writing college application essays, he is a volunteer and student representative for the San Mateo-Foster City, 17th District, and California State PTA, as well as a member of his school's Leadership Class and Peace Club. Online, he maintains this blog and co-hosts the phpBB Weekly podcast.
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Good morning everyone, and Happy Valentine’s Day (even if I haven’t been paying any attention to Valentine’s Day this year, for obvious reasons). It’s about 3 AM as I’m writing this, and I’m getting ready to head off for my Sojourn to the Past trip. I posted my itinerary a week ago, and so I’ll be back online again on Sunday, February 24th.
However, as I leave, I thought that I’d leave one final thought, which was from Bill Moyers a month ago.
Last week, I entered an essay in the North Central San Mateo Neighborhood Association’s 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay & Poetry Contest. (How’s that for a long title?) The contest involved submitting an oratorical essay, which was also to be read and not exceeding 5 minutes in length. Well, Saturday afternoon was the awards ceremony during which they announced the winners, and in the 11th Grade Essay division, not only did my essay win first place, but it received a standing ovation from the audience when I finished reading it there, and I got numerous compliments and even got invited to read it again at some events that are a few months down the road.
However, today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and I will once again be attending the Freedom Train and Celebration in San Francisco today. We’ll be recording PreviewCast #050 afterwards (fifty episodes–a big milestone for us). However, for today, I thought that I would share my essay here for the reading pleasure of anyone who is interested. May we all remember what Dr. King’s legacy means for us today. Continue reading »
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