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Weekend Bookshelf 02-11-2018
“A room without books is like a body without a soul” Marcus Tullius Cicero OK, here it is, the inaugural Weekend Bookshelf. Welcome! Every week I will be discussing and reviewing books, along with some (hopefully) profound insights … Continue reading
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Tagged Army at Dawn, Book reviews, Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson, The Day of Battle, The Guns at Last Light
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February Blues
About 12 years ago I was diagnosed by a military doctor as possibly having SAD, or Seasonal Attitude Disorder. I had an epiphany this year that the doc was incorrect. I believe I suffer instead from JAFSAD, or … Continue reading
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Once more with heart…
“Red Smith was asked if turning out a daily column wasn’t quite a chore. … ‘Why, no’, dead-panned Red. ‘You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed.’” Walter Winchell- talking about his friend, Walter Wellesley “Red” … Continue reading
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