November 21, 2005
Passing history

Alfred Anderson, reportedly the last surviving witness/participant in the World War I Christmas truce died today. If you're at all interested in the intriguing event, I encourage you to check out Stanley Weintraub's excellent book on the truce and its aftermath.

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November 21, 2005
Chris Matthews' big problem

MSNBC show host Chris Matthews spoke at the University of Toronto and revealed to everyone the amoral world in which he lives. "The period between 9/11 and Iraq was not a good time for America. There wasn't a robust discussion of what we were doing," Matthews said. "If we stop trying to figure out the […]

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November 21, 2005
Monday morning reading

This is a couple of weeks old, but I only saw it Saturday, so it's new to me. Warning, make sure you have tissue available before you start reading this story about Marines who are tasked with notifying loved-ones that their brother/sister/son/daughter has been killed overseas.

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November 21, 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Just got back from the last showing of the new Harry Potter flick. I usually go to movies late on a "school night" to minimize the the number of others in attendance -- especially little kids. Usually that translates into sharing the theater with no more than a dozen people. Tonight there were closer to […]

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