Tag: world war 2
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Evening At Home
Stumbled on this little gem, brewing in the depths of my “drafts” folder, one of 119 forgotten or half-realized old posts. You deserve to read it. It deserves to be read Watching Wonder Woman with my wife–stir fry & folding TV trays in the living room. Her: (dismissively) I’m not fully buying Remus Lupin as…
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The Black Swallow of Death
I know, you’ve missed me–I’ve been buried in real-world work again–but I’m swimming towards the surface. In the meantime, here’s a transcript, with some additions, from a Facebook post that’s making the rounds–a story too fascinating, exciting, and (sadly) unsurprising to not share with you. Do you know who this is a photo of? Chances…
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Wednesday Words of Wisdom: Justice Robert I. Jackson
“We must make clear to the Germans that the wrong for which their fallen leaders are on trial is not that they lost the war, but that they started it. And we must not allow ourselves to be drawn into a trial of the causes of war, for our position is that no grievances or…
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An American, Too
I found this interesting sign during a recent google adventure, and it led to some interesting research. Frank Tanaka immigrated to the USA in 1903, when he was 16 years old. Twenty-nine years of hard work later he opened a popular Japanese restaurant in Salem, Oregon and became a respected businessman. His story, told on…
Old Road Apples 