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Issue 50.11 In our hectic modern world, it seems like there is little time for manners or courtesy. In the olden days, you always acknowledged someone who took the time to greet you with a polite “good morning” or “how are you?” Nowadays, you are surprised if someone you don’t know greets you. For some […] Issue 50.11 Evenings that we did not fly, often times we Ariel gunners would gather around the lone radio in the barracks and listen to the American Forces Network or to the German Radio Berlin and listened to ‘Lord Haw Haw’ and other personalities give out the latest news, Oh I mean propaganda. After the […] Issue 50.11 During the holiday season, it’s hard to walk in a public place without hearing a Christmas carol or two. One of the most popular traditional songs is “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It’s been a holiday favorite since it was published in 1780. Here’s our take on the song: “The Twelve Sites of […] Issue 49.11 The weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year can be both joyful and stressful. While we often find warmth and comfort in our family traditions, for someone who has recently experienced the death of a loved one, family traditions can make their grief all the more poignant, and tackling the season’s “to dos” […] Issue 49.11 For some people, it isn’t unusual to go out and buy a 60 inch flat panel TV, an IPad and a new computer for loved ones for Christmas morning. For most of us in this economy, especially those like me with lots of kids, there are few dollars and lots of people to […] Issue 49.11 For some reason, sharing seems like a bad thing. To my granddaughter Ali, sharing with her cousin River is not a good thing, it is more like punishment. The opposite is true when we share our genealogy with others. It helps because it lets the world know what you have accomplished. If we […] Issue 49.11 Take a moment to think back on someone in your family that exhibits the virtue of patience. How do they do that? Perhaps it ‘s related to whether they are an optimist or a pessimist. Being a parent or grandparent certainly gives you lots of opportunities to develop patience by not jumping to […] Issue 49.11 I have written many pages pertaining to things my memory has dredged up about my experiences during World War Two. However there is one additional subject that I have thought about numerous times. Until now, I have left the matter untouched. Many times in conversations with people about my experiences as a crewman […] Issue 49.11 Are your kitchen cabinets dingy, worn, scraped, scratched, or dinged? Do they have dirt, dust, and grime build up from opening and closing doors and drawers? Your cabinets can literally be restored to better than they were new in one day. How is this possible? With Nhance! Nhance cleans, repairs, fills and restores […] Issue 48.11 I wish to tell of an unnamed soldier from North Dakota. He was inducted even before America entered World War 2 and was assigned to the 183rdField Artillery Battery. This soldier had a cocker spaniel dog, which for an enlisted man to keep a dog was very unusual. They went through their early […] |
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