johnfan

这里没有西部的群山峻岭，倒也不缺花团锦绣。

johnfan

造物者倒也没偏爱一方水土

liansongchen

祝父親節快樂
這幾張很通透，亮麗。 贊一個
小小資信：Who started Father's Day?
Searchers have a question they'd like answered: Who started Father's Day? Who do they have to thank for the mandatory bonding time they're spending with dear ol' dad this weekend? Lookups on "father's day origin" and "who started father's day" inspired us to investigate. The results of our research shook us to our very core.

OK, maybe not to our core, exactly. But the story of how Father's Day came to be is still pretty interesting. A blog from a Detroit church explains that most historians credit a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd with creating the holiday. Ms. Smart Dodd was "inspired by her father, a widower and Civil War veteran named William Jackson Smart." She wanted to do something to honor his memory while paying respect to all fathers.

Clearly she was a woman with a plan. Alas, not everybody agreed with her pleas to "give it up for the papas" (our words, not hers). In fact, Ms. Smart Dodd's proposal was often mocked when it first made the rounds. Folks felt it unnecessary. And the all-male United States Congress felt that having a holiday for fathers might look like they were trying to give themselves "a pat on the back."

Additionally, many just plain didn't want the holiday. An article from Inspiration Line explains that, according to an article in The Spokesman-Review, "one group of men conventioneers laughed and said they didn't want a Father's Day. A National Fishing Day would be better, they told her."

Though many scoffed, the holiday was eventually accepted. In 1910, the first local Father’s Day was held. It wasn’t until 1924 that President Calvin Coolidge "made it a national event." Then, in 1966, President Johnson signed a proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Nixon made it law in 1972.

It's hard to imagine a time when the idea of Father's Day was mocked and dismissed as ridiculous. If it weren't for the tenacity of a grateful daughter, it may never have come to pass. ----Yahoo

[ 本帖最後由 liansongchen 於 2009-6-21 07:03 編輯 ]

johnfan

谢谢！
还真不知道这父亲节的典故。真是孤陋寡闻了。

johnfan

陈旧的仓库，年迈的凯迪拉克，凝固了的时光。

語泓

原帖由 johnfan 於 2009-6-22 18:10 發表
陈旧的仓库，年迈的凯迪拉克，凝固了的时光。

喜歡聼聼這懷舊色調下的懷舊故事。

liansongchen

這張好
像人生中的很多東西，往往要等到即將失去的時候才顯得更可貴。

johnfan

原帖由 語泓 於 22/6/2009 20:13 發表


喜歡聼聼這懷舊色調下的懷舊故事。

谢谢語泓老师.

johnfan

原帖由 liansongchen 於 22/6/2009 23:53 發表
這張好
像人生中的很多東西，往往要等到即將失去的時候才顯得更可貴。

谢谢。
Dr Chen 总是能从摄影中找到人生的哲理。 我也常常思考摄影的目的何在?  总觉得摄影当是心灵的窗户， 让我们去从自然中寻找人生。 心里有的，镜头里才有。

語泓

原帖由 johnfan 於 2009-6-23 04:02 發表


心里有的，镜头里才有。

这话经典。