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    The best PTSD-movies?

    Tunes of Glory (1960), with Alec Guinness and John Mills. Mills plays an upper class Lt. Colonel returning to his post war Highland regiment after enjoying the hospitality of the Japanese for several years. Guinness plays Major Jock Sinclair, a wartime up-from-the-ranks fighting man who is the...
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    If you had "Bezos Money"????

    A couple of tales come to mind. First is an extended, seasonal miniseries telling the ongoing story of Terry and the Pirates as currently playing up in the Golden Era. Start at the beginning and let the actors age into their parts as the years go by. No ideas as to the cast, but do it right...
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    Tramp Steamers

    You have seen The Maggie? A 1954 Ealing Studio comedy based on the Para Handy stories. Alex Mackenzie plays Captain MacTaggart. Filmed on the Clyde and the Islands. A bonus is a Dragon Rapide.
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    The Era -- Day By Day

    I grew up with Gordo in the Chronicle. It was just after Arriola completed his style change in how he drew Perfecto Salazar Lopez, i.e. 'Gordo'. Arriola slung good stories with a host of memorable characters and with an increasing display of artwork. The highlight of the week were the Sunday...
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    Question on International Calling Late '50s/early '60s?

    In the very early '60s, (60-63), I remember my grandparents would, (in their words), 'send a cable', (i.e. a telegram), when they needed to convey an immediate message to or from overseas. Usually this was when they were visiting siblings in the UK or NZ. It was much cheaper and easier than a...
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    The Era -- Day By Day

    "Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail" Arithmetic on the Frontier - Kipling
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    The Mandela Effect

    I think one of the reasons that attempted sequels to Casablanca feel somewhat flat is that they lack the immediacy of the original. They fall short in capturing the zeitgeist of 1941-42 without unintentional 'chronocentric' bias. Rather like how some historical costume movies can look really...
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    What Do You Wear In Really Cold Weather?

    The idea of wearing silk as an initial layer for combat was still in practice into the 18th C. Naval surgeons found that silk had a tendency to wrap itself around whatever penetrated the body thus making it easier to remove the object. Also because of its long fibers, the silk was easier to...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Just finished watching The Lady Eve, (1941). A fine Preston Sturges 'romance'. Censor-duping as he could at the height of his powers, Sturges brought Barbara Stanwyck to a happy ending canoodling with a young Henry Fonda. This was a follow-on to last night's viewing of Mr Roberts, (1955)...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    No 'officially' sanctioned world-wide slavery. A blind-eye is still to found in place like the Magic Kingdom. Still it is agreed that it has improved from the 1950s when the Royal Navy was still conducting anti-slavery patrols in the Indian Ocean.
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    What Do You Wear In Really Cold Weather?

    Understandable on the hand washing. What I do is soak one in the sink after frothing up some shampoo, (Silk is an animal fiber. So is human hair), and letting the silk turtleneck soak for half a day. Rinse and squeeze out the water and hang it on a suit hanger over the tub. It'll dry in a...
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    What Do You Wear In Really Cold Weather?

    Back in the early '80s whilst serving Uncle in northern Franconia, I discovered the benefits of silk as an initial layer. Warm. No bulk. And unlike synthetics like fleece, no build-up of stink that can't be washed out. Since part of my field duties involved operating a theodolite and...
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    do you have names for meals? like a Nickname for special dishes?

    Growing up, 'Toad-in-the-Hole' was lamb chops browned in a skillet, then baked with Yorkshire pudding batter poured over them. The batter would puff up and cover the chops keeping them moist while in turn being flavored by the lamb dripping as it rendered. From my Scots grandmother.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I picked 'skosh' up while in the army. Its from the Korean work 'sukoshi' which means 'a small amount'. As far as I know it came into US military lingo via the Korean War and subsequent deployments there.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    And Trader Joe's in these parts used have a fine variety of dirt cheap whiskeys. I particularly liked Rebel Yell, a wheated bourbon from the same distillery family as Maker's Mark. It retailed for $9.99/750ml. They reportedly stopped carrying it because of its name. Now their cheapest...
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    Anyone else interested in the ancient world?

    If I'm recalling correctly, Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark specific instructions to look for any signs of mammoths or giant ground sloths during the Corps of Discovery's journey to the west.
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    Experimenting on foods.

    Tonight another bread salad. This time with rye bread, fennel, smoked sablefish, and capers. As well as the surfeit of fresh tomatoes.
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    What's for Dinner?

    A bread salad with the last of the dry-farmed tomatoes and fresh basil.
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    You know you are getting old when:

    Speaking of Canadian chain restaurants, is The White Spot still in business? Back in the '90s, they seemed to be everywhere north of the border. I ate at a couple of them back when I was driving up the Cariboo every year and my impression of their food was that it gave a new definition to...

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