Showing posts with label World War II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World War II. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

20-Word Fiction (5 out of 10): The Stamps

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Tonight, we continue with our series of 20-word fiction pieces. This is the fifth in a series of ten. After 11 years of blogging, it's...
Monday, November 11, 2013

A Quote from Lee Marvin for Veteran's Day

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We heard some touching news today: Richard Overton, age 107, was honored by President Barack Obama at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlin...
Monday, May 27, 2013

Kudos to Duke's Men's Lacrosse Team and Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers

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Duke University (16-5) upset Syracuse (16-4) to win a second NCAA men's lacrosse championship for the Blue Devils. The team was helped...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Father's Day Kitsch

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For me, Father's Day is about remembering my father Mehmet Gokbudak (1921-1983) and my second stepfather Donald Sullivan (1918-2003). Th...
Monday, January 3, 2011

DC Diary- Kamikaze Time

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Today, we discuss Day Five of our National Lampoon's DC Vacation which was actually the last day of the trip, but we will have a final e...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Happy Veteran's Day; I'm Hitting the Road

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As I am getting ready for an overnight trip I thought I would post a quick entry in honor of Veteran's Day. If not anything else, it can...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Happy Memorial Day!

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We take this moment to salute all soldiers serving our armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Norway (well, we are getting ahead of our selve...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Special Quote of the Day-Robert Altman

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Since he was a World War II veteran and today is Veteran's Day, we are posting a quip from filmmaker Robert Altman, who was the subject ...