Morphological Confetti

Athlete and American Football player, Ernie Davis, was born on December 14, 1939 in New Salem, Pennsylvania, USA. He is the first African American man to win the Heisman Trophy and the first African American athlete to be chosen 1st overall in the NFL Draft.  He was drafted by the Washington Redskins and traded to the Cleveland Browns.  In the Davis trade, the Washington Redskins received  Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell. Ernie was diagnosed with acute monocytic leukemia during preparations for the 1962 College All Star Game. The immidiate treatment he received was not enough to save his life.  Ernie Davis died at the age of 24 on Saturday, May 18, 1963.  Unfortunately, he never had a chance to play in the National Football League (NFL).  Judging from his college footage, it's not difficult to believe that he would have been one of the greats in the NFL.  This weekend, The Washington Redskins are playing the Cleveland Brown...

    Hello my friend,   Gearing up for Christmas?  I need to get a tree. I haven't celebrated with a tree in years.  This year, I want to decorate.  The [above] picture is of last year's Christmas tree at my father's house in Atlanta, Georgia. The big gift you see under the tree was not mine. :-)  Anyway, I will find a more modest tree for our place in Maryland -- one that fits our life.  We'll see.    I can't help but to think of the new year to come as well.  I'm looking to make some positive strides and "grown-up" decisions.  I pray God has a hand in it all.  Otherwise, I'm going to do as the late and great Mr. Frederick Douglass suggested and "pray with my feet."  In other words, I'm going to make moves and trust God.  That's the best I can do.  Well, I hope that you and your family will have a wonderful holiday season. Also, I'm going to make efforts to write on MC....

On this day in 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery, is ratified. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." With these words, the single greatest change wrought by the Civil War was officially noted in the Constitution. Source: The 13th Amendment is ratified.” 2012. The History Channel website. Dec 6 2012, 9:44 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified. Image: Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30004