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November 13, 2023 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Emalia

The reason an heroic movie, an heroic character, attracts us is simple: vicariously, we become heroes. Whatever the scenario, we place ourselves in it – Ben Hur in the galley, the homesteaders on the high plains, or perhaps Schindler saving his workers at “Emalia.” At the same time, we know we’ll never have to actually […]

November 13, 2023 Vic Socotra

War No More

Busy morning here in Arlington on both sides of the big river. They are active on Capitol Hill on a variety of topics, including calls for impeachment for a few Administration personalities. We have been through this fairly frequently of late, so it may be time to put down our burdens and do a little […]

November 12, 2023 Vic Socotra

Trey’s Helmet

Well, here we are. We have advanced to the Holy Day in this week and are feeling satisfied with the accomplishment. We noted successful. sustained respiration through all the other days, and we are confident in our ability to move forward. Thankfully there is no work out there lurking to be accomplished. We are thankful […]

November 11, 2023 Vic Socotra

Sammy’s Niece

(487th Bomb Group crew poses with their B-24 Sammy’s Niece). It is a little strange for a Holiday to come on a Saturday, a known Day Off, but that is the calendar. This was the day in 1918 when the fighting came to an end. In the First Big One, anyway. The horror of what […]

November 11, 2023 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Ship’s Surgeon

I recall thinking he looked old and frail. I was 14, it was my freshman year in high school and I remember him sitting there, on one of the love seats that my mom and dad had in the den, between the dining room and the living room, in that beautiful house we lived in […]

November 10, 2023 Vic Socotra

Monkey Business

Author’s Note: We were going to just wish the Marines in the crowd a “Happy Birthday” this morning. They are 248 years old, institutionally, this morning and they make us all a little proud. My son and I share experience with Marine Drill Instructors, though neither of us were members of the Corps. A special […]

November 9, 2023 Vic Socotra

Arrias and His Muse: Very Wrong

Author’s Note: My Muse and I were reading several accounts of life in the trenches around Avdiivka – could have been the Somme or Verdun a little more than a hundred years ago… – Arrias Very Wrong The trenches are long and dark and dank, Always hot or always cold, The men climb out and […]

November 9, 2023 Vic Socotra

Workplace Violence

– Stuart Jonathan Thad Schippereit 74, of Savannah, Georgia passed away April 24, 2023 at his home with family by his side. He was born March 22, 1949 in Columbus Ohio. Editor’s Note: We are aware of the discontinuities of perspective in this daily shout at the heavens. You will note that this brief excerpt […]

November 8, 2023 Vic Socotra

Let’s Take a Vote!

There was a vote heldyesterday, and they called it a “General Election,” though we did not recognize the General Officer for whom we voted. There were some startling results in the voting and some others that were not. Considering the social tumults in process outside the polling station, it evoked all sorts of emotion. We […]

November 7, 2023 Vic Socotra

Moderate Seasonal Change

Goodness! We have entered into that transitional period in the calendar here in Your Nation’s Capital! It could be mild or chilly. The skies above could be like the ones in the image below- steel gray with a dusting of moist snow. We have only two holidays to get through in the next few weeks. […]