“What I would really like said about me is that I dared to love. By love I mean that condition in the human spirit so profound it encourages us to develop courage and build bridges, and then to trust those bridges and cross the bridges in attempts to reach other human beings.” – Maya Angelou
“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.” – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou.
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (1993).
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou.
Rest in Peace, Maya Angelou. You will be dearly missed.
Once a year, my husband and I drive to his work for a Health and Wellness screening test, a program which suggests ways to stay healthy and prevent illnesses. The program also provides discounted rates for weight loss products and services. We toured George Air Force Base before returning home.
George Air Force Base (Google Aerial View).
George Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Victorville, California which was decommissioned in 1992 at the end of the Cold War. While most parts of the base remain abandoned, it is now the site of Southern California Logistics Airport. The Base was established by the United States Army Air Corps in June 1941 and was closed at the end of World War II. It was reopened in November 1950 as a training base and remained a training base throughout the Cold War until being closed in 1993.
The former Air Force Base is surrounded by few Businesses and parts of the Air Force Base are still operational and well maintained, such as the Children’s Playground and Game Courts which are in use on a daily basis by the public as well as a Church (First Christian Church of Victorville). The original 37-foot-wide, 81-foot-long and 32-foot-high Church building formerly located on George Air Force Base was purchased for $5 and moved to its current location by retired Pastor Tom Ratcliff at 9966 I Ave in 1979 .
First Christian Church of Victorville, George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.First Christian Church of Victorville (Main Entrance), George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.
There is no doubt that George Air Force Base was once a beautiful Military Community for the military personnel and their family members. It had everything from Security Kiosk, Administrative Building, Food Bank, School, Child Care Center (Children’s World), Game Courts (for entertaining and healthy recreational activities), Church, Hospital, Photo Lab, Movie Theater, Community Center, Officers Club, Burger King Restaurant, Phantom Lanes, Hangars, Westwinds Activities Center, Base Exchange, Commissary and so much more. Some of the facilities were demolished a few years ago and some are in the process of being demolished.
Movie Theater, George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.Child Care Center (Children’s World), George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.Westwinds Sports Center, George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.Family Support Center, George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.Abandoned Housing, George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA.
Given the pace at which some of these buildings are being demolished, it’s only a matter of time until pretty much everything is gone at George Air Force Base. What you should know prior to visiting the Base is that there are clear signs warning the public to keep out for various reasons and entering some buildings is considered trespassing. I heard there are installed motion sensors in the Hospital and they will go off every time someone enters the building or gets too close. Be very cautious while visiting older buildings and enter at your own risk.
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
This morning we took a trip to the DMV in Barstow, CA and we were impressed. Everything we heard about this Office is true. If you live in the High Desert of California and need to visit a DMV Office in person rather than pay online; I highly recommend the Barstow DMV Office. The facility is smaller than the one in Victorville with fewer , yet efficient employees. The service is amazing with shorter lines and wait time. It’s truly worth the drive.
On our way to the DMV Office, we spotted a Preserved Tank at The Rotary Centennial Park.
If you are traveling on Historic Route 66, make plans to visit the Rotary Centennial Park in Barstow, California as well as other attractions within and around the City.
Located at the northeast corner of Barstow Road and Virginia Way in Barstow, California, the Rotary Centennial Park was constructed by the Rotary Club of Barstow in recognition of Barstow’s Centennial year, 1986.
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“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” ― Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, 1950’s. Photo: Eyedea Presse.
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, 1960’s.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom.
By JM Perez
