My Parents Were In Town Last Month.

Check Out That CHICKEN POT PIE ! ! !

Happy Fourth, more to come.

W.M.
Long Beach, CA

A Nation Can Heal

"Hooters Girls Remember 9/11"

seriously?

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I Was A Miserable Robot (Most Original)

You can thank the uncannily humid Florida October of 1983 for the sour look, and my parents' terrarium lid for the helmet, and whoever encouraged me.



Transferred from Kodak slide film, uploaded by my sister (thanks, Kath).

04.18.11 : Liberty Calls.

Spent several hours aboard this ship yesterday morning for work. She's 1 of the 2 remaining Liberty ships that are seaworthy, out of a fleet of 2700 made. They were designed & built--all of them-- within 12-18 months. All for the American War effort in WW 2. Can you imagine that undertaking today? This one was made in 52 days, I think, & made 11 trips between Britain & Normandy on-and-following D-Day. Each ship was designed to last 5 years. This one returned to Normandy for the 50th anniversary of D-Day, the only ship present for the original event that returned. As a former World War II junkie (in 8th grade), I enjoyed every minute of it, even when just standing around, with the ship rocking back and forth.
I played a Morse Code operator, was instructed by one of the ship's current custodian, and helped a certain tall, blonde Australian actress send a message in one scene. It was fun.
Look for Hemingway & Gelhorn on HBO sometime next year.