On this day in 1960, John F. Kennedy, the soon to be 35th president of the Umited States was nominated for president by the Democratic Party. John F. Kennedy was my boyhood hero and although much has been revealed about him that perhaps are not the most complimentary things in the world, he was without doubt in a brief one thousand days, one of the greatest presidents this country ever had. I don't think we would have survived The Cuban Missle Crisis without this man's wisdom, patience and diplomacy. Too few people realize just how close this poor old planet came to absolute destruction in those October days. This was a case of two great super powers in an eye to eye staring contest that no one was going to walk away from without incredible diplomacy. Russia had nothing to lose and everything to gain. She felt her entire identity and integrity was on the line and was not going to walk away with her tail between her legs. Kennedy of course said many great things, but i did find a couple of new ones. "The Chinese write the word "crisis" with two brush strokes one stands for the danger, the other for the opportunity the situation provides" and my favorite of the two "The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining". He was an amazing man who had a weakness or two because like all of us-- he was human. I think that's important. There's nobody on this planet that doesn't have faults-- we are all the same in that way. His great leadership when we needed it was perhaps the one thing that saved us all. Well I do have the day off today and I plan on trying to drum up some submission opportunities for "The Traveling Companion" with Tim Doran this afternoon. I would also like to wish actor Harrison Ford a happy 64th birthday! May the force continue to be with you!