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It honours WWII soldiers and brings home the message of how war also influenced Canadian families and why people enlist to serve in wars.

Peter Jackson’s excellent, astoundingly realistic documentary covering the war from life before the conflict, recruiting, mobilizing, fighting, and the return home. Colorized, creating amazing immediacy. This is the ultimate document about what it was like to serve in WWI. Should … Continue reading →

After 70% of the voters indicated they didn’t think he should stick around, he offered to make no real changes American voters had challenged him about. Instead, he replied, in the style of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar that he is “constant … Continue reading →

(My Dad in his teens, 1944) Since many of the older vets are gone and legions aren’t what they used to be, and you no longer see vets at malls selling poppies, it is good to remember that you can … Continue reading →

We stepped outside this morning to clear yesterday’s dump off the driveway and behold! The driveway has been totally cleared by a snow machine with tires. Although the two of us 73ers are prepared to take on the world, it … Continue reading →

has been terribly destructive. Core to his approach has been his continuous barrage of fake news and steady lying with no apologies, anchored by the so-called Big Lie that the last election was stolen. This is core to his and … Continue reading →

for the first or second time, I strongly recommend this splendid audiobook version. An intimate experience laying bare the ideas and structure of Orwell’s classic. “Everything melted in the mist” pretty much sums up the main goal of the Party, … Continue reading →

in Canada, reflect on this headline:Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power

to see a large flock of geese v-ing south against the gray skies this morning. So late! They must have been surprised by the recent change in weather.

(In addition to the 2 CDs below and a mono CD version, this disc has mono and stereo versions of both songs) Best part of the 100 p.p. book–the track by track detailed writeups explaining more of their creative process … Continue reading →