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04/09/2025

Freedom in America is the foundation of our identity—it empowers individuals to speak, believe, and pursue their dreams without fear. This liberty fuels innovation, diversity, and resilience, making our nation a place where each person’s voice matters and their choices shape the future.

04/16/2023

03/11/2023

Great read! Get into the mindset of listening more and speaking less; be aware of your surroundings and in business especially, the persons we are listening to and getting advice from, do they have skin in the game?

Diplomas and titles mean nothing!

Experience, hard, honest work means everything.

02/25/2023

Fascinating book on the battle of Antietam, MD.

The author actually lived in Norwalk CT., where our Christofor Realty office is located.

Highly recommend for the civil war enthusiast as myself. “The bloody lane,” synonymous with the carnage on both sides on this battle field. This book brings the brutality to life.

As our current events show, war is not the answer; however, we as the human race fail to learn from our bloody past! Both sides never really win in war. Just the corporations that supply deaths products!

02/24/2023

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01/06/2023

At approximately 8:15 am, On august 6th 1945, an American bomber, the Enola Gay, named after the mother of its pilot, colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped the first atomic bomb.

2000 feet above Hiroshima, an industrial city of about 350,000 people, the uranium-235 bomb detonated.

The blast was equivalent to 12-15,000 tons of TNT that caused an estimated 80,000 instant deaths; approximately 20,000 more from radiation sickness and initial physical injuries.

People were vaporised to the point that their silhouettes were visible on the concrete sidewalks; pictures immortalised forever; the last moments of their lives: a painter on a ladder dipping his paintbrush in the paint can; a mother walking with her child while holding hands, to name a few.

John Hersey’s book, “Hiroshima,” gives the story of 6 individuals that survived the blast: where they were when the blast happened; thier ordeal after the blast; and their peculiar ailments.

Miss Toshinki Sasaki, a clerk in a personnel department store; Dr. Masasuka, a physician; Mrs. Hatsuyo nakamura, a tailors widow; Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge, a German Jesuit priest; Dr. Terufumi Sasaki, a young surgeon; Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto, pastor of the Hiroshima Methodist Church.

This book is a must read especially with the geopolitical events going on in our world today. We have the capability of annihilating the human race off the planet!!

The technology we have today can make the bomb dropped on Hiroshima look like the equivalent of a Firecracker.

We need to learn from our past and hopefully a calamity such as the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki never happens again.

An easy read with a plethora of information and perspective!

11/27/2022

This is a must read!! 👇👇👇

For all of those who know me, history is my passion. Especially learning on the American civil war and the significance it has on the evolvement of our nation.

The battle of Gettysburg is such an important event. Instead of reading long technical books as I have regarding Gettysburg, one should read “The Killer Angels,” by Michael Shaarah.

This book, written in novel form depicts: what could have been said; how the orders were given; how the outcome could have happened; Shaara brings the occupants of this event and how it happened to life.

He also focus’ on the unions: Joshua Chamberland, colonel, 20th Maine volunteers. He was a college professor a year prior; could not take a leave of absence to fight for the Union; therefore took a sabbatical and joined the union army.

A college professor, that when the reality of death faced him, gallantly lead a charge that repulsed a confederate charge.

If the confederates overcame colonel Chaberland’s and the 20th of Maines position on little round top; the confederates would have gained a major objective on day 2 of Gettysburg. this could have potentially changed the outcome to a confederate advantage and or victory.

Furthermore, Saaharah’s depiction of pickets charge on day 3 of the battle was so vivid the reader feels as if one is there! This book will really make the reader understand the toils the men on both sides faced to fight for their cause.

This book is a must read.

Taso

11/11/2022

New Rochelle, NY; WWI Monument.
My home town! 👇👇👇

On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month: Armistice day. The day that ended the WWI.

The “Great War,” lasted from: July 28th 1914 — November 11th 1918.

Over 20 million casualties, a war of attrition that decimated the continent of Europe.

The Armistice was signed in the French commander Ferdinand Foch’s private rail car. All was quiet on the western front. The war would cease.

The following year president Wilson signed a decree that every American should observe a moment of silence at 11am to remember the Armistice and to embrace the peace.

After WWII, in 1954, president Eisenhower legally changed the name, Armistice day to Veterans Day. This was done in order to honor all combat veterans.

May we remember all the soldiers living and deceased that fought for our everlasting peace.

Thank you veterans; for without you, we do not enjoy the freedoms that we hold so dear.

Our thanks and gratitude from a humble nation; thank you.

Taso

11/10/2022

The battle of Vicksburg Mississippi; May 18th to July 4th 1863. 👇👇👇

This book was fascinating!

When we think of Gettysburg we think of a battle that was pivotal to the Union’s preservation; however Vicksburg was the battle that broke the confederacy and crushed the confederacy’s grapple of the mighty Mississippi.

Grants conquest of the river citadel opened the Mississippi to Union commerce and severed the confederacy.

This was a joint effort of the army of the Tennessee under general Grant, whom just 2 years prior was stocking shelves in a leather goods store and Admiral Porter of the US Navy and his Ironclads.

Together they conquered John C. Pemberton, a Philadelphian whose Virginian wife convinced him to join the confederacy.

Grant’s bold moves and unorthodox military style had produced results. Something that union officers could not depict in the field of battle against the confederate generals.

Throughout the 47 day campaign, I would like to point out one Battle in particular: the battle of Millikens Bend, Louisiana, June 7th, 1863.

An African American brigade fought valiantly. They were former slaves that many only 3 weeks prior, began their military training. They held their position but at a great loss of life.

The cost of this battle: “the federals lost 492 men, 43% of the 1,148 present for duty that morning. All but 65 of the fallen were African Americans,” (p.455).

Another interesting fact that resonated to me in this book, of the many: a 14 year old drummer boy, Orion P. Howe of Waukegan, Illinois.

He and 3 other men ran to the rear to ask for more ammunition for the battle troops that had exhausted their supply of cartridges.

Gravely wounded and the only survivor of the 4, he became the youngest solider to receive the congressional Medal of Honor.

The casualties on both sides are grim. Union casualties: killed, 1,581; wounded, 7,554; Missing/POW, 1,077.

Confederate casualties: killed, 1,413; wounded 3,878; missing/POW, 3,800.

May we see peace and learn from our past and hope for a better future.

Taso

11/08/2022

If you are thinking of visiting Iceland here is some info to help you👇👇👇

JFK international airport to Keflavik airport Iceland, was about a 5 hour flight. The return flight is about 6 hours.

Once I arrived to the airport I took the “airport direct” bus from the airport to downtown Reykjavik, about 22 US dollars.

Down town Reykjavik from the airport is about a 45 minute to 1 hour ride.

Definitely bring a credit card and there is no need to exchange money because everywhere you go in Iceland they accept credit card payments.

I stayed at the Fosshotel Lind on Raudarastigur 18 105 Reykjavik. It was right in the heart where all the resultants, bars, main attractions of the city: Hallgrimskirlja (main cathedral), sun voyager, ( stainless steel, Viking ship), Laugavegur. This hotel included breakfast which was a plus! Food is very expensive!

I booked my tours at the “booking tour desk,” which was a five minute walk from my hotel and Mr. Thor, guided me to the tours I chose. (www.tourdesk.is) ([email protected])

The company I did the tours with was Eastwest tours. I don’t know if one may book direct but here is thier direct information: [email protected]) their phone number as well, (+345-792-7500). The first was the Golden Circle tour, about 8-9 hours l. This tour one could see where the North American continent and the Eurasian continent are currently drifting apart, about 1 inch per year; glossfalls, the thrilling glacier fed waterfalls that are stunning once you see them in person and the geysers that give our old faithful a run for its money.

The south coast day tour was about 11-12 hours and that was a wonderful tour as well that’s where one sees the famous black sad beach; this tour was just a plethora of natural sceneries: volcanos, glaciers, natural rock formations, seascapes, just to name a few.

Highly recommend Iceland! Any other info one may want because my post is too long, DM me!

Safe travels!
Taso

10/29/2022

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After my trip to Gettysburg last month I needed to refresh my memory as to all the intricate details of the 3 day battle at Gettysburg: July 1,2,3, 1863.

It was by chance that both armies: The army of Northern Virginia; under General Lee and the Army of the Potomac; under General Meade, (only 4 days in that position), that converged on the quiet Gettysburg town, in southern Pennsylvania.

This monumental battle will be remembered as one of the most important events in American history.

The three day fierce battle, “high watermark of the civil war;” The furthest north the southern rebels marched and the only battle fought on Northern soil:

Devils den, the slaughter pen, Little Round Top; Round Top, The Peach Orchard, The Wheat Field, Zigglers Grove; Copse of Woods, Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Culps Hill, Picketts Charge and many more significant fighting, have been meticulously documented in this book.

The gallantry and heroism depicted by both sides; where men would follow their leaders into certain death.

At Gettysburg the army of the Potomac had suffered a total of 22,813 casualties including 3,149 dead.

Confederate toll for the three days at Gettysburg came to 22,625 including 4,536 dead.

Learning our past will dictate our future. We must not forget the gallantry portrayed by the men and women that suffered to keep our Union intact.

We may not be perfect as a country and have much more improvement to grow as a nation; however we are very fortunate to live here in the great USA.