Clare Laking died today at the age of 106. Laking was a private with the Canadian Field Artillery, 27th Battery, 4th Brigade. He is considered the last remaining veteran of the Great War who saw action on the front-lines. He served in France for two years, stringing telephone wire for field telephones along the trenches. …
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Over the last many weeks I’ve been trying to install my own Personal Weather Station. It’s a really nifty piece of equipment.. if a little pricey. I’ve never been very happy with the weather conditions coverage for my hometown of Port Alberni. We’re one of those towns that’s big enough to get on the odd …
Almost exactly one year ago, I blogged about a revolt by Ukrainian media. Yesterday, Declan tagged me at Crawl Across the Ocean with the task of finding the 5th sentence in my 23rd post.. and writing about it. Well here’s the sentence, and it’s an interesting one at least (thank god). “I’ve never heard of …
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