Daily Archives: March 11, 2011

1952: Maine. And California. And Iowa.

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Do you have an Imaginary Rand-McNally Road Atlas for the United States available? I’ll give you a minute to get one. Got it? Ok. Open it to Imaginary Page 56 where the interstate, state and secondary roads in the state … Continue reading

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As I Remember It: Scents and Sounds

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When the air fills with the fragrance of lilacs in the spring, I’m taken back to a warm summer afternoon and I hear the screendoor slam as someone goes in or comes out; the bike chain slips (in its usual way) when I take off down the road; the … Continue reading

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Lightning War: Six Days in 1967

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The term “lightning war” refers  to tactics developed by the German Army in World War II.  Their word was blitzkreig.  Blitzkreig strategy was a huge step away from the static battle lines still in evidence in the trench warfare of World War I.  It made use … Continue reading

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