Photo Memory of the Week
Music of the Week
Posted: 2022 Jul 01
Words of the Week
“The older I get, the surer I am that I’m not running the show.” - Leonard Cohen
Source: American Songwriter (Who's going to tell them?)
Posted: 2022 Jul 01
Tweet of the Week
Where does she find these things? https://t.co/s3Tr0dd9vK
— Matt Ridley (@mattwridley) July 1, 2022
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1 July 1895 | A Czech Jew, Karel Platovský, was born in Písek.
He was deported to #Auschwitz on 28 September 1944 from #Theresienstadt ghetto. He did not survive.Happy #CanadaDay. ‘Canada’ is derived from the word ‘kanata’ from the Iroquoian linguistic family, meaning ‘village’. As a First Nation member, I’m proud to share that connection with my @CanadianForces family.
1 July 1936 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Andre Hartstein, was born in Antwerp. He emigrated with his family to France.
In December 1943 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. After the selection we was murdered in a gas chamber. He was 7.
Tag Archives: Military
Waiting for It
Not a happy or comfortable place to stand. Just an important one. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Management and Work, Relationships and Behaviour, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Culture, Military
4 Comments
Route Six Six
It’s almost enough to make you want to cut your hair. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Through History
Tagged Community, History, Military
12 Comments
Coming Home
Because Red Green was right: We’re all in this together. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Relationships and Behaviour
Tagged Citizenship, Community, Military
8 Comments
One Man One Kit
These are the good old days. Continue reading
The Boat that Won WWII
Another famous guy I’d never heard of. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Thinking Broadly, Through History
Tagged History, Military, Trains & Boats & Planes
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Blather — Cabinet Shuffle
Blather from the recent Cabinet shuffle. Continue reading
In Memory
Honour, if not glory. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Event Videos, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Built Stuff, Through History
Tagged Citizenship, History, Military
8 Comments
Fort Jefferson Redux
Bricks and stones. Continue reading
Fort Jefferson, Garden Key FL
A peak into America’s push westward. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Through History
Tagged Buildings, History, Military
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