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I read the news today, oh boy
The news from Ferguson was not unexpected, but ( Read more... ) -
A bargain, really...
Estate that inspired Jane Austen is on the market. For seven million pounds, and worth every penny.
Which reminds me-- Ray Bradbury's dated, charming home has recently sold, and I hope it went to a huge fan who won't change a thing. Because, for all the questionable wallpaper and awkward kitchen layout, it feels remarkably homey, and it would be ( Read more... ) -
The kind of reality series I could get into...
Clip from a British series called Spitfire Ace, in which contestants compete to be the one trained in a Spitfire. This clip features one of the modern-day instructors in a modified two-seat Spit trainer (which they didn't have in the old days--it was all solo, all the time) flying with a Battle Of Britain veteran in the rear seat ( Read more... ) -
Female players in those Battle of Britain books
It's fun how often when reading about one thing, you pick up other bits of information.
I already knew about the female pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary (who, among other things, referred to the Spitfire as the "perfect lady's aeroplane.") I did not know about the women engineers who worked on aircraft in those days.
I give you Beatrice ( Read more... ) -
And there is a movie version...
... which I have placed on hold at the public library. For now, a little promo clip featuring Squadron Leader Wellum's thoughts on the film:
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What I'm reading...
I believe I mentioned, over the summer, that I'd gone on a bit of a rampage with regard to books about the RAF in World War II. The aforesaid rampage caused some very interesting items to pop up in my "Recommended" lists on Amazon. (And let me note, Amazon recs have improved a great deal since the days when my purchase of Seabiscuit got me recs for ( Read more... ) -
Popping up everywhere
You know how you can go for years without thinking about something or someone, and then you see them once and they're everywhere? I'm not sure that's exactly what's happened to me, but it is a fact that Vin Diesel rarely crosses my mind-- and then I saw Guardians of the Galaxy, and on Friday night I went to look at a house and the owner looked just ( Read more... ) -
Treebeard and Groot
I thought this image of Treebeard and Groot was pretty charming even before seeing Guardians Of the Galaxy. -
Quick weekend update
I had kind of a busy weekend doing house-y stuff, but I have to go teach a class in a short time so for now I'll just mention that I finished off the weekend by finally seeing Guardians Of the Galaxy. I'm in sort of the same position I was with Men In Black some years ago: since I'm seeing it late I've heard nothing except how super-awesome it is, ( Read more... )
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