To praise the glorious Fifty-nine!
“Up to 1761, British forces had enjoyed mixed success in amphibious assaults on French soil. At the start of the war they had only very vague ideas about how to Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Winston Smith
Weekend 606.0 (Chalk)
“Only the dark grey umbrella, raised incongruously against the sun, reminds us that this scene is set in August 1939, on the eve of war.” — James Russell A placeholder Continue Reading →
Weekend 605.1
(1) Playmobil: Cooperation with the DFB and Edeka should end the crisis (Breaking Latest News) (2) Anatomy of Midlife Crisis: From Broken Dreams to the Quest for Meaning (DIVI)
Weekend 605.0 (Empire)
“…but British expertise in amphibious operations had begun to turn the tide.” — Sam Willis (1) The British humble the Americans in Ceylon. This video demonstrates a strategy for managing a Continue Reading →
Weekend 604.0 (Photogravure Printing Process)
(1) The Westminster Cathedral NewsletterWe have no need to be ashamed of our patron saint, nor of the cross that is his symbol (see Rom 1:16 and Gal 6:14). It Continue Reading →
Weekend 603.0 (…catching little pieces of time)
I’ve been on Flickr since 2005 (19 Years). Here are some stats: 6,501 Photos342 Average Photo Uploads Per Year 4,569 Public (70%)3,179 In Albums (49%)6,501 Tagged (100%)368,332 Photo Views6,839 Stream Continue Reading →
Path of Totality
(1) The Eclipse and the Annunciation (The Catholic Thing) The moon is an apt Christian symbol for the Blessed Mother, as the moon has no light of its own, but Continue Reading →
Weekend 602.0 (L’Intransigeant)
“Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God’s sight chosen and precious; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be Continue Reading →
Weekend 601.1
Happy Easter! Enjoying the home office and some downtime after work-related travel. I’m definitely playing catch up. My last post took me down a rabbit hole. It started with a Continue Reading →
Weekend 601.0
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not Continue Reading →