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Commercial Experience
My experiences with commercial enterprises, whether large or small, have not always been the most cordial. In fact I have sometimes thought that if ever I were to lose the use... › more
War in the Desert
They must have gathered him up off the battlefield with a rake and a sugarbag. He was scarred pretty well everywhere, either from the seams where they’d sewed him together... › more
Damascus
In Damascus of course we visited the great Mosque, and saw the ornately grilled structure within it that is supposed to contain the remains of John the Baptist. Since he was... › more
Aircraft Disinsection
Though life has brought me close to several of the world's great catastrophes it has so far spared me involvement in any of them. We had left Czechoslovakia in 1967 a good... › more
Bollards
I finally passed Maths I in 1949 at the fourth attempt. I don’t know why I kept on at it for I was never very fond of maths. I suppose that after each failed attempt I... › more