All Purls. No Swine.
"Can you hear me now?" was the tag line in a series of Verizon commercials from the early 2000s, touting its nationwide coverage, and the fact that folks from all parts of the country were more likely to be able to "hear" each other via cellphone if they were Verizon subscribers, because of the company's… Continue reading Can You Hear Me Now Yet?
Commemorating the Battle of Belleau Wood, 102 years ago this month, and Sergeant Daniel Joseph Daly, who is credited with shouting these words to his men, just before charging the Germans. It is reputed that Daly was twice offered a commission, and that he responded, on both occasions, that he would “rather be an outstanding… Continue reading “Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?”
I've spent most of the day working on the world's most bomb-proof and secure chicken coop, with special attention to the framing for the peak and gable. So far, so good. And while I've been at work, I've been listening (on Audible) to C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. It's his last novel, a book… Continue reading Till We Have Faces…