OMG this is gonna give me bad dreams.....

Good to hear from you, hope things continue to improve for you.

Nollaig Shona Daoibh!

Hey Icefrog! I think the real author of your quote was George Orwell, In his memoir of the Spanish Civil War, "Homage to Catalonia". Great book, with some real insights into the ideas that showed up later in "Animal Farm' and "1984".

I suspect that chute kills were MUCH more common than either side likes to admit. The idea after all was'nt to prove your superiority, it was to win the war, which usually meant killing the other pilot so that you would'nt have to face him again. Sportsmanlike conduct may be important to us, and I t...

Ohhhh.....THAT shyte!

S! Chesty. That story reminds me of the one about the 101st Airborne trooper who got sent to the aid station in Bastonge. When he asked about being shipped out, the medic told him that could'nt be done. He said "They got us surrounded- the poor bastards!"

Reminds me of New England. Here in Colorado, people go on about the aspens, which turn a lovely gold color, but I'm spoiled. There's nothing quite like a northern hardwood forest in the fall.

Salute to all veterans. One of my old landlords years ago had been a combat veteran of the "Great War". I also occasionally met other man who had served in WWI. My Dad is a Navy veteran of WWII, having flown anti-sub missions out of Florida as a nose gunner in PBYs, and as a gunner's mate,...

I was hoping to join in tommorrow, but it looks like we're going to the movies- if it's not too late when I get back perhaps I'll try and jump in.

A blast from the past! It's been years since I heard that song- thanks for the reminder.
I just finished reading "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and this is exactly what happened to Ivan- convicted as a spy for having been a POW and escaping.

There is a scene in "Saving Private Ryan" where one of her records is played.

We had a highway worker killed last year by a very drunk woman who drove through a cone zone at high speed. I think these things have to treated very seriously. Just my 2 cents.

You'll need a set of headphones with a microphone.
If you can afford them, rudder pedals are a real plus.
Also, if you're really "in the money" TrackIr is a great piece of kit to have, I could'nt do without mine.

And here I was thinking that Sibelius was the most famous Finn- dumb Yank!