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THE HUMP.
A Medal of Honor for actions today in a "forgotten" war that cost a third of the pilots who flew "The Hump." Major Horace S. Carswell Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for remaining at the controls of his crippled B-24 and saving his crew over China. He served with the 308th Bomb Group, which had to transport its own fuel over "The Hump" - the deadly Himalayan air route that claimed over 600 aircraft and 1,650 airmen. One third of pilots never came home.
#WWII #History #MedalOfHonor #CBI
Darlene made the most amazing chocolate star cookies. They could've been served in a Paris restaurant.
But she only made them for Floyd and herself. Another little connection which defined their 47 years together.
#vssromance
My love, let me spoil you this morning with breakfast in bed. I’ve prepared a sample of your favorite dishes, including dessert, which I’ve saved for last and promise you won’t be disappointed. 💕
Your #vssromance prompt for this week is #dessert.
@PPPRetw88t
@The_Scribblings
everythinglovebrings retweeted
My love, let me spoil you this morning with breakfast in bed. I’ve prepared a sample of your favorite dishes, including dessert, which I’ve saved for last and promise you won’t be disappointed. 💕
Your #vssromance prompt for this week is #dessert.
@PPPRetw88t
@The_Scribblings
everythinglovebrings retweeted
#SnowFoxNightSky
THE ALCHEMY OF CONTEMPT
You thought your mockery
Would reduce me to something smaller.
You were wrong.
Every insult becomes a line.
Every disappointment becomes a shadow.
Every bitter encounter becomes a character
In a world where your kind
Will finally be seen without its masks.
I take the ugliness you offer
And refuse to return it in the same form.
……
THE DEATH OF THE NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Once, perhaps, I wanted you to understand me.
I wanted you to see
That behind my silence lived a thousand thoughts,
That behind my smile stood a weary soul,
That my refusal to retaliate
Was not proof of an empty mind.
No more.
I will not drag my truth
Before an audience determined to misunderstand it.
I will not beg blind eyes to recognise beauty
Or demand that deaf hearts hear sincerity.
Let them misunderstand.
Let them invent their little stories
About the person they never bothered to know.
Snow Fox does not need to be understood
By those who have already chosen not to see.
I release the burden
Of correcting every false perception.
I release the foolish hope
That every ugly mind
Can be persuaded to appreciate beauty.
I release the need
To win arguments that lead nowhere.
The world may keep its verdict.
I have better things to create.
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🏆 DOUBLE DOSE OF PLAYER HONORS
🏐 Cassidy Hartman (MVC Player of the Week)
🏐 Jadyn Petersen (MVC Libero of the Week)
📰 bit.ly/4zaMaz8
#EverLoyal | #LegacyEra
everythinglovebrings retweeted
I watched this last night for the first time (Everyone should). 👇
Nightmarishly terrifying reminds me of the "Faces of Death" videos.
(Its likely child's play compared to the reality coming soon from our geopolitical pipeline)
The BBC's Threads from 1984.
youtu.be/6fad-DAsVCw?is=d41V…
I look at books the way I once looked at girls.
If anything is going to #tempt me, it's this room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque.
#WriteMap
#WriteMap 620
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): TEMPT
Stevenson was absolutely bad ass here. A good human being who tore Zorin apart.
#OTD 1962: At the height of the #CubanMissileCrisis, United Nations ambassador, Adlai Stevenson, confronted Soviet representative, Valerian Zorin, on whether the Soviets had been honest with regard to the presence of missiles in Cuba.
One of the things I cherished during my time covering Iowa high school sports was #traveling in the spring to things such as state golf meets and the Drake Relays
The trips were working vacations. I even stayed in hotels!
#vss365
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Tapering doubts
Awake to life's small wonders
Passion lights the way
Design each sunrise
#Travel where magic unfolds
Rejoice in the now
Let your soul take flight
In little joys, find heaven
Vibrantly embrace life
#vss365 #WriteMap @kira_clarke
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"Most players have a limited window of opportunity to play the game.
Failure to protect your arm against the elements can limit your performance and increase the risk of injury.
In my 27 years in the MLB, I never pitched a game without long sleeves and always wore a jacket or wrapped my arm in towels between innings to keep it warm, even in the Texas heat.
Prevention is much easier than rehab."
Nolan Ryan.
Baseball HOF, 1999.
