from husband Bill, April 19, 2026
On this date in 1995, Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (He was pronounced guilty and then later executed on June 11, 2001.)
From 1992 to 1996, I was a reporter, writer, editor, and researcher for an international weekly magazine about the financial and technical aspects of the chemical industry.
Shortly after the bombing, FBI agents came to our office in the Financial District of New York City (Manhattan) because McVeigh had a subscription to our magazine. At that time, I was writing about heavy and agricultural chemicals, including the fertilizer ammonium nitrate, which was the explosive chemical that McVeigh used in his truck bomb.
I was NOT questioned by the FBI agents. There was no reason for that.
After all of these many years gone by, it is still disturbing to be tangentially (remotely?) linked to someone that evil, even though I wasn't really linked. McVeigh most probably read what I wrote about ammonium nitrate, but only of its supply, demand, and pricing, nothing more than that.
from husband Bill, April 19, 2026
Being half Italian, I love Amaretto, an Italian almond liqueur. Long ago, I used to drink Bocce Balls (Amaretto mixed with orange juice; no vodka). I also like those Italian Amaretto cookies. Sipping Amaretto straight is nice, too, especially after a delicious Italian dinner.
from husband Bill, April 19, 2026
Being half Italian, I absolutely LOVE eating garlic. However, my religion (Gaudiya Vaishnavism) forbids me from eating it because it causes passion. I still eat it. TRIVIA: The country that consumes the most garlic is South Korea.
from husband Bill, April 19, 2026
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