Picto Diary

Picto Diary - 28 September 2015 - The Battle of Loos

The BEF is learning about continental warfare and what it will take to defeat the German... the hard way.

Picto Diary - 27 September 2015 - Neuve Chapelle and Fromelles

It will get worse.... much worse.

Picto Diary - 26 September 2015 - Ypres

According to Patrick, folklore has it that the Hooge crater explosion percussion was felt at 11 Downing Street, in London.

Picto Diary - 25 September 2015 - The BEF Retreat, August 1914

Dulce et Decorum Est

Picto Diary - 24 September 2015 - Mons

Technological changes in fighting... tanks, the machine gun, better artillery, turned fighting on a grand scale into carnage never before experienced in warfare until WWI.

Picto Diary - 22, 23 September 2015 - Paree

16.6 K steps today walking in Paris.

Picto Diary - 28, 29, 30, 31 August 2015 - Guest Entries

As the image shows, the Commodore is looking pretty good!

Picto Diary - 27 August 2015 - LastLeg

Stephen Hawking's warning about all this is that mankind must hedge its bets by starting civilization on another planet.

Picto Diary - 25, 26 August 2015 - Lost Trail Pass

How many know today that Fay Wray was the female lead in the first King Kong movie?

Picto Diary - 23, 24 August 2015 - Trans Canada Highway

Traaaaa AAAA aaaaans Canada Highway, take me home!

Picto Diary - 22 August 2015 - The Meet

The Meet

Picto Diary - 21 August 2015 - Walla Walla to Tacoma

He was willing to take me for an AM flight.... but I looked at the process of getting in... and it didn't look easy for a near 300 lb fat guy. So, I passed.