( It is important to STUDY WAR. )

Yesterday was quite bad, during, but especially before and after pushing myself through the exertion.  A fair amount of sleep last night, but still have CFS 'migraine', and now those blinding squiggles in my eyes.  I will have to try and sleep again, after I make this post for posterity.  I will be talking a lot about time travel and mad geniuses ( Read more... )

Like war, Christmas isn't over 'til it's over...

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After reposting about the amazing Christmas 'Truce' of 1914, during WW1, I now find pictures and illustrations of the historical event! They were in my favourite "fake news" site, but there also pics in the wikipedia page.


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Ten years following the cessation of the First World War, Arthur Ponsonby, a member of British Parliament published his ground-breaking study, Falsehood in War-Time: Containing an Assortment of Lies Circulated Throughout the Nations’ During the Great War. Ponsonby’s book begins with several quotes, the most well-remembered being “When war is ( Read more... )