Sunday, May 26, 2013
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the
U.S. Armed Forces.~~~I like to think of this verse of America the Beautiful as
appropriate for Memorial Day.~~~~~O Beautiful~For Heroes Proved~In Liberating Strife!!
Who More Than Self Their Country Loved~~~And Mercy More Than Life!~~~~~America!~America!
May God Thy Gold Refine~~~Till All Success Be Nobleness~~~And Every Gain Divine.
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God bless them one and all.
Cube - Thanks for your comment. You really can't say enough good about our military - even though they are having their problems right now.
They give up so much for us.
Cube - Have you read the book
Something Missing by Matthew Dicks?
It is about a man with a criminal mind. I realy enjoyed it. Not very long and easy to read.
You might like it.
No, I haven't read it, but it sounds good.
Sue, is it anything like Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment? I enjoyed that book very much.
Cube - Ha ha. I am not so dull that I can't see that you are teasing me.
But I will answer your question.
No it is not like Crime and Punishment. But it is a nice little book.
Feel free to make fun of me all you please.
I'm not making fun of you. Crime and Punishment is a classic about a criminal mind. It's the first thing I thought of when you suggested your book.
I'm not that much of a reading snob that I don't read trashy serial killer novels. Believe me, I've read tons of them.
Cube - The book that I mentioned is not a trashy serial killer novel. It's about a man who breaks into people's houses and takes things he thinks they wouldn't miss. He is very methodical and returns time and again.
I thought you might like it.
I probably will like it. I'll check my local library.
BTW when I think of criminal minds, serial killers rank high. They're the worst of the worst.
Cube - The character in Something Missing is definitely not a serial killer. In fact - he is not at all like that. The book is pretty lightweight but I found it interesting and entertaining.
You are so right that serial killers are the worst. Have you ever seen the movie Zodiac? I thought that was a good one.
I remember living through the Zodiac's killing period and I read a book about him that I enjoyed more than the movie. In my mind, the books are always better than the movies.
Cube - I can see how the book about Zodiac would be better than the movie - with all of the detail - but since I didn't read the book I did like the movie.
Sometimes I won't go to the movie if I've read the book. One example is the movie based on Aron Ralston's A Rock And A Hard Place.
I really liked the book and I knew I wouldn't like any one playing his part. I never saw the movie.
Cube - Aron Ralston is the hiker who cut his arm off to save his life. (if you don't know who he is)
I wasn't familiar with his name, but I did know his case. So sad.
I've had instances where I didn't want to watch a movie either. Mostly when they cast an actor I don't like. One example was the character Vincent Price played in "I am Legend" being played by Will Smith. Excellent movie. Extremely annoying actor.
Cube - I didn't know that Vincent Price played that role. I saw the version with Will Smith.
I had a big crush on Vincent Price and have seen almost every movie he ever made. You know I love horror movies and Vincent was one of the masters of the genre... and quite handsome, too.
"I Am Legend" was a great story, but they killed the remake for me by casting the annoying Will Smith as the lead. I can't get past the scientology baloney surrounding his life.
Cube - I agree about Vincent Price.
He was the best of what he did.
I enjoyed his voice in MJ's Thriller - too. Nobody like him.
VP was the best. He was an excellent gourmand as well.
Cube - Do you mean that he appreciated good food or that he could cook also?
Both. He and his wife, Mary, wrote cookbooks back in the 1960's. I think they even had a cooking show. A man who cooks for you is a catch in my book.
Cube - That's interesting. I'd never heard that about him.
You are so right. My husband never cooked and I envy women who married someone who does.
Does Mr. Cube cook?
Yes he does. He's one of those lucky people that can throw stuff together and it tastes great.
Mr. Cube teases me about being a science nerd about cooking because I prefer to cook from a recipe.
Let's just say that he didn't marry me for my cooking skills.
Cube - You are fortunate to be married to someone who can cook.
All of these years Mr.Sue could barely boil water. But since he is retired and because I do not eat meat - he is fending for himself. He can make a mean sandwich and uses the grill a lot.
I tell myself that is good for him in case something happens to me - he isn't helpless. He also does his own laundry.
After all - I should be able to be semi-retied too. I take care of the house - he mows the lawn. He also does a lot of volunteer work.
I am like Mr. Cube. I like to just throw things together - when possible. I don't like to cook from a recipe - especially when it has more that four ingredients. :]
Sometimes this works - sometimes it doesn't.
Mr. Cube likes to remind me often that I'm a lucky woman :-)
He cooked better than I did when we got married.
It's funny that you mentioned Mr. Sue's ability to make a mean sandwich... my husband and I met when we worked at a sandwich shop. We were trained professional sandwich makers and we had to wear t-shirts that said, "Eat me, I'm delicious."
I recently told my daughters about this and they were appalled.
Weren't the 70's great?
Cube - Isn't that romantic that you met in a sandwich shop. :]
Mr. Sue amd I were in high school together and also colllege. Then we got married. Went to Germany when he was in the army.
Those were the good old days. We had a great time. That is before he went to Vietnam.
My girls think that the story of how we met was too romantic and they'd never be able to top it. I've heard the refrain of, "You've ruined it for us, Mom!" a few times.
I tell them to be grateful we did get together because they wouldn't be around if we hadn't.
I'm glad you both had those great early times. Those are the best.
It is just me or does the Vietnam part sound ominous? It's horrible how so much of the country treated those men when they came home after serving their country.
Cube - It was horrible how many treated the Vietnam Vets when they came home. People got mixed up and lashed out at the troops when what they hated was the war. I think most people tried to make up for that.
Not all of us didn't defend the troops back then. I remember getting into a fight with a girl in middle school where I defended the war and she didn't. I believed in fighting communism and I supported those who fought for the cause. Of course, I was just a girl then and nobody cared what I thought.
Cube - I think the Vietnam War was a travesty. The number of men killed in that war is way too many and I do not think it was handled
properly. But I'm just a housewife and nobody cares what I think. :[
Vietnam was a war we could've won, but not without the support of the country. In either event, the way those men were treated when they came home was horrible. It didn't include me.
Cube - In spite of how I felt about the war - there is no doubt that the treatment of the troops
was terrible. I think people realize that now and as I said before everyone tried to make it up to them. That's all they can do.
I agree.
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