This is America
If your eyes don’t spring a leak, there is something amiss… like with our current administration. It really says something when your own country can’t afford a flyover for a rare duo burial.
View ArticleTwo Old Keys to Memorial Day
I looked at these two old keys in my hand. They belonged to Old Man Jack and the thought of Memorial Day instantly crossed my mind. Two old keys to Memorial Day. __________________________ A year ago,...
View ArticleThe Firebombing of Tokyo – Part 1
A View From Both Sides My Aunt Eiko called me in April of 2011; you can tell she was crying. “I’ve seen this before,” she said in Japanese. She was watching the TV footage of the disaster caused by...
View ArticleThe Firebombing of Tokyo – Part 2
Superfortress. Or the “Superfort”. That’s what we called them here in the States; nicknames for the Boeing B-29 bomber. My aunt called them “地獄からのトンボ” or dragonfly from hell....
View ArticleThe Firebombing of Tokyo – Part 3
The Long, Perilous Flight to Tokyo Capt. Ray Smisek loved to fly above all else per his son, S. Smisek. Indeed, he was a most capable pilot being the Aircraft Commander (A/C) of a B-29 of the 330th’s...
View ArticleThe Firebombing of Tokyo – Part 4
The View From the Ground “うわぁ。。。二つの尻尾。。。それはその時代の飛行機だ。。。”, my Aunt Eiko said. “Oh, my… The twin tails… Its that plane from (the war).” She just saw my lithograph of a WWII P-38 Lightning. She and my...
View ArticleThe Firebombing of Tokyo – Epilogue
The Firebombing of Tokyo – Epilogue War is hell. Vile. Scars are left on those who had to endure the horror… Those who witnessed it… Those who fought in it… But then hopefully there is a healing....
View ArticleOld Man Jack-ism #7
Whhhoooo-eee! I have been remiss in visiting Old Man Jack; when I arrived there today, I made sure he heard my Mustang he loved to ride in so much… I hope his now silent neighbors didn’t mind too...
View ArticleJust Some Snapshots #14
I have been distracted for this and that, more so as of recent; life does get in the way as they say. But just some recent snapshots to perhaps brighten your morning… Have a great day!
View ArticleOld Man Jack-ism #8
“….The son-of-a-bitch had no legs…” said Old Man Jack from his wife’s blue wheelchair. His arms were making like windmills. Well, windmills as fast as his 88 year old arms could go. He had a comical...
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