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My Pantheon Of Heroes.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 7, 2024

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It was “Donald Trump’s” claim this morning that he was a modern day ‘Nelson Mandela‘ that got me thinking about MY PANTHEON — where dear Mandela has always been in the top tier. [I will do a post on the Trump claim later.]

If you follow this blog you must have heard me mention that ‘Winston‘ was always my TOP DOG. Smile.

So this pantheon should explain why it is not easy being I. SMILE.

Do you KNOW the one female in this pantheon — & she was not a TOKEN entry. She actually is the ONLY ONE I have met. Great lady. Deserved to be in this pantheon. Yes, I called her ‘Aunty’ though, alas, we were not related by blood. But, a close, a very close, family friend.

Three (of my many) Goldens have been: ‘Winston’, ‘Monty’ & ‘Ulysses’. That is the ultimate honor I can bestow. Alas we have had a series of female dogs and I haven’t been given a chance to name a dog in decades. SMILE.

Yes, I know that Winston was a racist & maybe even a poofter. But, most men of that era were that. SMILE.

Anywho …

The next tier down includes another lady. British, BUT not THE QUEEN! Not sure whether the Queen makes my list.

Was ‘Franklin Pierce’ (#14) The 1st President To Be Arrested, Rather Than ‘Donald Trump’ (#45)?

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by Anura Guruge
on April 5, 2023

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Funny thing. I came across this reference to ‘Franklin Pierce‘ getting arrested for riding over an old woman in the ‘Audible‘ book I am currently listening to, viz. ‘Mad Honey‘. I had never heard of that. We all keep getting told that ‘Trump’ is the first. Yes, I had heard that my hero ‘Ulysses S. Grant‘ was ‘stopped’ (if not arrested) for reckless horse-riding. But, this allegation about New Hampshire’s own (& only) was new. I had to look it up.

Click to ENLARGE. A quick ‘Google’.

I quickly realized that this might NOT have been exactly as portrayed BUT that there was ‘something’ there — i.e., some fairly serious accident involving the President. Maybe he wasn’t arrested per se. But, I wanted to bring it to YOU attention since it is so topical.

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The Sad Passing Of DEAR ‘Desmond Tutu’ Is A Great Loss For All Of Humanity.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 26, 2021

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Click to access this, ONE of my Desmond Tutu posts, from August 2019.
Another of my posts — & I call him ‘My Man‘ — this one from way back in November 2013.
Click to access Netflix listing. I watched within the last month. It was good. Inspirational.

Dear Desmond Tutu was a GREAT Man.

He was one of my heroes. An august member in my small & very select pantheon of heroes alongside the likes of: Gandhi, Mandela, Churchill, Lincoln, Obama, Ulysses S. Grant et. al. I turned to him for inspiration. He never failed me.

He reminded me, greatly, of my Doctor Uncle (my adoptive mother’s brother who was indeed a doctor). They were the same height, both dark, both bundles of energy, both with the same wonderful gift of humor — & BOTH devoted to serving their country & others. I miss my uncle, & now I will miss MY MAN, Desmond.

He was good man. If he was Catholic (& maybe it is a good thing that he wasn’t) he would have made a great Pope. One as good as my favorite Pope, John XXIII.

There is no much I need to say about Dear Desmond. His record will ever proclaim what a treasure he was.

I will just leave you with these two YouTube videos.

Thank YOU Desmond. You made a HUGE difference. I will miss you.

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