I wish it were around now even. But yes, so many people suffering so terribly. It's heartbreaking.
Lawrence spent his years after the war in the lowest ranks of the Army and Air Force, and was tenderly concerned for the welfare of his fellow soldiers. With friends like Winston Churchill he could agitate for changes to make their lives less hellish. (One thing we can thank him for is the abolition of the death penalty for "cowardice". As he said, he himself had run too far and too fast under fire to throw a stone at the most craven of creatures, and him a big war hero and all.)
He would appreciate the foundation and its care. And he could have benefited himself.
WOW, can I come to your party in Marrakech? (Woman, you should TOTALLY read the Dorothy Dunnett books. They were made for you! Did I mention that they go to north Africa? And central Africa, for that matter, and the middle east, and Russia, not to mention all over Europe during the Renaissance.)
One of my LJ friends mcpenguin went to the pole (THE pole, the only one that matters) for a month. He was stationed at McMurdo the rest of the time. At the pole, in his room his water bottle would freeze if he left it on the floor. It sounded like he was sleeping practically in a tent. Not terribly swank. But a bed, nonetheless. No beds at the north pole.
I said nothing about the floor being warm! :-D I'm not that demanding!
Duh, of course you're coming to the Marrakech Excess.
I read the first couple of chapters of The Game of Kings, and the relentless march of high-flown similes drove me mad! I shall try again though! I can be pretty relentless myself.
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Lawrence spent his years after the war in the lowest ranks of the Army and Air Force, and was tenderly concerned for the welfare of his fellow soldiers. With friends like Winston Churchill he could agitate for changes to make their lives less hellish. (One thing we can thank him for is the abolition of the death penalty for "cowardice". As he said, he himself had run too far and too fast under fire to throw a stone at the most craven of creatures, and him a big war hero and all.)
He would appreciate the foundation and its care. And he could have benefited himself.
How I wish it were real.
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One of my LJ friends mcpenguin went to the pole (THE pole, the only one that matters) for a month. He was stationed at McMurdo the rest of the time. At the pole, in his room his water bottle would freeze if he left it on the floor. It sounded like he was sleeping practically in a tent. Not terribly swank. But a bed, nonetheless. No beds at the north pole.
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Duh, of course you're coming to the Marrakech Excess.
I read the first couple of chapters of The Game of Kings, and the relentless march of high-flown similes drove me mad! I shall try again though! I can be pretty relentless myself.
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Cion's first meme. :-) A virgin no longer.
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Oh see, that one would be tough for me. Wow.
Now I have to go win the lottery, so I can give you money and then come to your party.:D
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