Showing posts with label National Geographic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Geographic. Show all posts

Friday, June 10, 2011

The First Grader




From elementary school directly to the senior center--it's easy when you start school at the age of 84!

Upsetting, fun & fascinating, this "based on a true story" is less formulaic than most of its inspirational ilk that I can recall.


(2-SMR is now on Facebook!)


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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Restrepo


I get that they're spending a year with soldiers stationed at "the most dangerous place on earth," but I don't get-- whatever it is they want us to get.

The impression with which I was left was that everyone, including the leader, was inexperienced & unprepared, and that we're all best off far away from there.