Woody

Jesus is the only way to heaven; Romans 12: 1-2; Husband of 40+ years; Dad of 3 great children; runner+52 years, teacher in all parts of life...always.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Boromir’s final stand in THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) remains one of fantasy cinema’s greatest death scenes. Every arrow that hits him only makes his determination more impressive, turning his final moments into the ultimate act of redemption.

[Voices of WW2 @VoicesofWW2]

On the night of June 5, 1944, Eisenhower stood on a tarmac in England and watched 13,000 paratroopers board their planes.

He already knew what Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory had told him in private: up to half of them might not survive the night. 6,500 men. Dead before a single soldier touched the beach. Eisenhower had approved the mission anyway, called the decision "soul-wracking," and said nothing to the men.

Instead he drove out and visited them.

He chatted. Laughed. Asked where they were from. Shook hands. Cracked jokes. Not one of them knew their general had just signed what might be their death warrant.

When the last plane disappeared into the dark sky, his driver Kay Summersby looked over at him.

There were tears running down his face.

He drove back to Telegraph Cottage in silence. Then he sat down, picked up a pencil, and wrote a note he prayed no one would ever read.

"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."

Look at what he edited.

He had first written "This particular operation." He crossed it out and replaced it with "My decision to attack." Then he pressed the pencil down hard and drew a long, firm line under the words "mine alone."

He misdated it July 5 instead of June 5.

He was so consumed with dread he had forgotten what month it was.

He folded the note and put it in his wallet. He carried it there as 156,000 men stormed the beaches of Normandy. When word came back that the beachhead had held, he took it out, crumpled it, and threw it in the trash.

An aide quietly pulled it out and saved it.

That note is now behind glass at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas. You can still see where the pencil pressed hardest.

Right under the words "mine alone."

82 years ago tonight.

[MichelleCharlesworth @mcharlesworth7]

Wow!!! My dad has sung “Let’s go fly a kite” with and to us a zillion times. I love this!

[Woody @runner75165]

2.5 miles

[Johnny Cadillac @lippyent]

Hmm 😒 🤔?¿

[AllieJade @AllieJade1]

Did you realize this song was the theme song to a movie? I didn't!

What's your favorite Tom Jones song?

[Woody @runner75165]

Thank you for your sacrifice!

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

On this day in 1942, U.S. warships ambush a Japanese task force at Midway. Japan loses four carriers and nearly 250 warplanes in the ensuing battle. It's a turning point in the Pacific War.

[ART @DieudoneHA]

Essential wood working jigs.

[Facts About Texas @FactsAboutTexas]

Route markers in Waco in 1939

Photo credit: Russell Lee

[Ersin @Ersin0X]

205FT DROP. STRIAGHT DOWN! 🫣

[🌸🎵 Beautiful Melody 🎶💖 @Ducnghia16]

Karen Carpenter was not one in a million, or even one in a billion. She was one of a kind.

🎶Carpenters - Top of the World & We've Only Just Begun

[Woody @runner75165]

Sent this to my grandkids

[Gage Goulding - KPRC 2 @GageGoulding]

⚡️ This is why you should NEVER take shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm.

This video shows the moment lightning struck a tree in a Houston neighborhood during Tuesday's storms.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW! Secretary Rubio is taking NO BS from Dem Rep. Ted Lieu, he keeps DESTROYING them

LIEU: Trump can't even stay awake during meetings!

RUBIO: He's NOT falling asleep

LIEU: YOU'RE LYING

RUBIO: Is this a JOKE!? This is a Foreign Affairs Committee you're asking about SLEEP [...] Absurd and ridiculous. I can't believe we're in a Foreign Affairs Committee with questions about someone who thinks he's a MEDICAL EXPERT when he's NOT! We HAD a cognitively impaired president for 4 years. THIS president is a guy that literally DOESN'T sleep, works long hours every day. I talk to him day and night, HE WORKS INHUMANE HOURS. I've been on trips where he doesn't sleep the whole flight, he's wandering the hallways to wake people up and talk to! He has an INCREDIBLE amount of energy.

He's so good.

[Let The Music Play 🎶🎵🎸🎹 @JulianaGirl80]

So sad News, RIP Peabo Bryson 🙏🏻🖤😪
Thank you, for the music!🤍✨️✨️
Tonight I Celebrate My Love🎵🎶🎹
Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack ( 1983)
#PeaboBryson

[Johnny Midnight ⚡️ @its_The_Dr]

Buddy Ebsen was Born April 2 1908. 118 years ago! This is the actual singer of the Theme song for Beverly Hillbillies!

[Silo @SiloSeries]

Silo Season 3 trailer is here

[Woody @runner75165]

Thank you Texas Rangers!

[proud ranger fan @RangerApologist]

- MLB Teams having a “pride night” :

Giants
Astros
Yankees
Rays
Athletics
Tigers

Red Sox
Dodgers
Mets
Mariners
Cardinals
Blue Jays

Rockies
Reds
Cubs
Guardians
Royals
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals

Pirates
Padres
Braves
White Sox
Twins
Angels
Orioles
D-Backs
Brewers

- Teams who didn’t feel the need to make a political statement:

Rangers

[Woody @runner75165]

Yes!

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

America is a Constitutional Republic!

[🌸🎵 Beautiful Melody 🎶💖 @Ducnghia16]

Nobody who never listened to Joan Baez before is prepared for that voice. Joan's voice is so incredibly clear and soft, yet it hits you like a hammer when you hear it for the first time. It still gives me goosebumps after all these years.

Joan Baez - 500 Miles (1965)

[Woody @runner75165]

I could listen and watch him sing forever!

[El Club del Arte 🎨📷📚🖼🕍🎼 @Arteymas_]

Un clásico en la historia del arte de la música…

La histórica presentación de "What a Wonderful World" por Louis Armstrong en los estudios de la BBC se grabó el 2 de julio de 1968.

Esta mítica sesión en Londres representa la última actuación grabada para televisión en el Reino Unido por el legendario jazzista antes de su retiro definitivo y posterior fallecimiento en 1971.

Solo semanas antes de la grabación, el sencillo se había coronado como el número 1 en las listas del Reino Unido.

Con 66 años, convirtió a Armstrong en el artista de mayor edad en liderar dicho ranking en ese momento.

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

Remembering ANDY GRIFFITH — born 100yrs ago today.

THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1960-68) https://t.co/s4Z6Ex7NpS