She's got three sons marching towards the school behind her with matching sullen looksLike angry matryoshka dolls It's hilarious
I know I just missed Anzac day, but I'd like to pay tribute to the Australians who fought like lions during the Fall of Singapore
I still feel that Americans misunderstand the fundamental nature of the Chinese peopleIt's that misunderstanding that has Trump wondering why Xi isn't blinking.
Happy Easter everyone!Went to the Cathedral this morning, do it rarely but I figured to call myself a catholic I have to go sometimes at least. Wonderful experience.
"The moon had been observing the earth close-up longer than anyone. It must have witnessed all of the phenomena occurring.......and all of the acts carried out." Murakami (2)
Despite Battle of Britain Day being 15 September.......Fighter Command lost more pilots (25) on 11 August 1940. It saw fighting on a grander scale – from Cornwall to Sunderland – on 15 August 1940.
The extended drought in Northern Kenya is leading to a surge of child marriagesFlocks are dying and so desperate families offer up their girls, some as young as five, so that they get a goat or some cattle in return. Climate change has other more insidious effects than just a cracked land or drowned soil. There's always been a... See More »
You know something? I like looking at historical parallels in books.While GRRM very outwardly said that ASOIAF is basically the War of Roses with Dragons and Zombies, if we look at the Targaryen dynasty in particular, it very much resembles the Mughal Dynasty of South Asia. Foreign conquerors Court politics Mad... See More »
Am I really that political? I don't feel I am. Yeah I make comments here and there but it's hardly my personality I feel.