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Comment on My favourite records of 2011 by Alex

Alex — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:21:22 +0000

I did like it, and I think it works all as a piece – it’s not really got any standout tracks. Definitely worth a look, unless for some reason you don’t like her voice. But it’s quite a mainstream, accessible record I think.

Comment on My favourite records of 2011 by Richard

Richard — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:10:33 +0000

Good post, and glad you liked Yuck so much! Is that PJ Harvey album all it’s cracked up to be? I listened to a few songs on Myspace….not good.

Comment on December BHAG update: this is the end by My favourite records of 2011 | The Wired Jester

My favourite records of 2011 | The Wired Jester — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:36:26 +0000

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Comment on The 2011 Cycling BHAG by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:32:01 +0000

All the novels I have yet to read.

Comment on The 2011 Cycling BHAG by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:31:47 +0000

I’m suddenly feeling inspired and unfit. My BHAG I think would be reading. Not sure how to quantify it yet.

Comment on The 2011 Cycling BHAG by December BHAG update: this is the end | The Wired Jester

December BHAG update: this is the end | The Wired Jester — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:16:47 +0000

[...] on the 28th, when I was back home. I decided to go to Eynsford, since that’s where I went to started the BHAG, back in January 2011. And I sat again in the churchyard there, opposite the ford, and thought [...]

Comment on November cycling BHAG update by December BHAG update: this is the end | The Wired Jester

December BHAG update: this is the end | The Wired Jester — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:16:45 +0000

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Comment on 5 Ways To Beat Writer’s Block by The Agony and the Ecstasy: Making Post Viva Corrections | Slewth Press

The Agony and the Ecstasy: Making Post Viva Corrections | Slewth Press — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:02:27 +0000

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Comment on Thousand Yard Stares: Ruins and Ghosts of the Battle of Peleliu, 1944, 2008 by Alaska Paul

Alaska Paul — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:01:57 +0000

Henry—your story on your father on Peleliu and after was very touching and inspiring. After the war, my dad worked for Chevron Research, and they had licensing agreements with Fuji Oil Co for some of their processes. Dad worked closely for years with a fellow with Fuji Oil. They discussed the war and got beyond the hate and bad times. Also they were both mountaineers, so they did a lot of mountaineering together. They were close lifelong friends.

I asked Dad about patriotism and the war. Dad was a patriot, but he said that the war was a nasty dirty job that had to be done, and the lot fell to him and his comrades to do it. So they did their dirty job and killed the enemy till either they all died or they quit. Peleliu was bad, very bad. And so was Okinawa. When the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan finally surrendered, he and his buddies felt like their death sentence was commuted. There was no joy for him and his buddies, just relief that they will live and have the chance to do what they wanted to do in their lives.

Comment on Thousand Yard Stares: Ruins and Ghosts of the Battle of Peleliu, 1944, 2008 by Leila Kight

Leila Kight — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:03:46 +0000

I have a photograph of my father with four of his fellow marines taken on Peleliu sometime after Setpember 27, 1944. He has listed the last names of the men, along with their states of residence. They are: Brannon from Wisconsin, Alexander from Massachusetts, Keim from Pennsylvania, and Davis from Kansas. If anyone knows them, I’ll be glad to post the photo. Just post a comment here to let me know.