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To All Who Served

Published on November 11, 2009 By spyderkl

To my husband’s grandfather, who went missing and presumed dead during a reconnaissance mission during WWII; to his father, who served two tours of duty in Vietnam and retired after 20 years in the Air Force; to his uncle, who was a jump trainer with the 82nd Airborne and was politely asked to retire after [...]

Lest We Forget

Published on November 11, 2008 By spyderkl

Today, Nov. 11, 2008, marks the 90th anniversary of Armistice/Remembrance/Veteran’s Day, the signing of the peace treaty that brought an end to WWI. The Guardian has a great series of stories about WWI, including one that caught my eye about conscientious objectors, the “white feather”, and the author’s grandfather. The white feather, given out by [...]

Veterans Day

Published on November 10, 2008 By spyderkl

I’ve never seen a LEGO video that’s affected me as much as this one. Enjoy.

Even in the trenches

Published on November 10, 2007 By spyderkl

I love podcasts. In fact, I love podcasts of just about every variety. Most of my podcasts fall into three categories: news/politics, music, and storytelling. Two of my favorite knitting podcasts, KnitWit and Cast On, fall into the storytelling category. I do love them, but not nearly as much as I love my horror podcasts. [...]