Something I like to do whenever I am watching a movie or a tv show is to try and identify any aircraft that they might show.  For me it is a bit of a challenge especially since they often don't offer a very good look at them....

Today I heard an interview with Rick Shenkman who is an investigavtive journalist, historian and author. He has a new book out this week titled Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American People. I r...

Recently for American studies, I've had to research on my family's history and how it has influenced who I am today.  The other week, I visited my grandmother at her apartment to give her an interview.  Since s...

uggh, I'm sick. I'm starting this at 8:17pm and I'm going to take my time. I contacted my ex-friend. I think we're going to try to hang out sometime. I was watching this documentary on Discovery International today ...

Like every year we had a quiet remembrance day.It was odd to see that on the official list victims of the bombing of our town, only two family members were left.Where have the other 3 gone?I know someone is delving into ...

Yay, new story. I'm writing it out in a notebook first, and I want to see how far I can get with it before I get stuck. Then I'll start typing it up and see if revisions help. I have a feeling I WILL get stuck because I...

I've not been doing at all well lately, and I'm not entirely sure why. I had a bit of a sniffle last week but it never quite developed into a cold. Thursday I had a migraine and it keeps threatening to come back, though ...

I am struggling with the fact that I am writing my book in retrospect about a time before I was born. The thing that is bothering me is, "How much of what we know now did they know then?" Did they know the extent of what they were fighting, or was it...

I am dipping into a book by Juliet Gardiner about the Second World War that is very interesting and helpful towards my writing. It tells you exactly when cinemas opened after being closed for fear of people being trapped...

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