February 2011
January 2011
Greatest Generation: Street Fighting Airborne... →
greatestgeneration:
During Operation Market Garden, British and Polish paratroopers and glider troops found themselves pinned in a small area called The Oosterbeek Perimeter located between the Rhine River and waves of German tanks. Trying to hold a bridge and defend against constant attacks, the Brits held out for…
WatchThe red smoke coming from the wingtips is only there to demonstrate to spectators on the ground the direction the plane is actually moving through the air. Normally the smoke wouldn’t be there. When the smoke is streaming behind, the airplane is moving fast forward etc. When the airplane is engulfed in smoke, it means the airplane is almost stopped in mid-air.
The maneuverability of this...
My dad and I are debating the current events in...
I think that it is the right of people to overthrow a government if that government is not accountable to them. The government gains its credibility only through the consent of the governed. If you think that’s radical, then you should re-read some documents from 1776 and let me know what you think then. I’m sure the men in Tuns Tavern knew what they were doing when they resolved to...
The Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules For Living
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three Rs: Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a...
“The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again. I don’t ever...”
– Ann Druyan on Carl Sagan (via thenuclearnicole)
What a beautiful and refreshingly real look at rational love.
My dad just sent me a bunch of photos of my grandpa Frank in Korea in 1953, so I apologize in advance for this historically authentic spamming of my dad’s dad in the forgotten war.
As a personal note, when I was maybe 5 I used to stay with my grandpa every now and then, he would set me up on a Korea era army cot, and we used to look through these pictures together.
musicfromthe90s:
Good by Better than Ezra
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