Blasts From the Past

 Oskar Kokoschka, Hermine Moos, and the Alma Mahler Doll — The Public Domain Review

“I Am Making the World My Confessor”: Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte — The Public Domain Review

Well, these articles were...interesting.  Leave it at that.  Sometimes I wonder if the Hapsburgs would still be around and in charge if they -- and their subjects -- weren't running around committing various acts of unlawful carnal knowledge with every living thing (I suspect) in sight.  Or, as I like to say, this is why I vote Republican.

Warren pressed over defense of Biden’s mental acuity in podcast interview
This is pretty funny, since even a libtard blogger is calling her out on this.  I mean, if they can do it, why can't we?  I know this is me, but I would be on every Democrat about this, and we really to hold hearings on this.  As a matter of fact, with all of the books coming out, you could just bring up the witnesses, read them the quotes, show them the clips, and watch them squirm.  Of course, we will not, but...

Interesting day -- lots of work, so I have a bunch of things to read, but that can wait.  Personally, my inbox is mainly empty and I have been getting rid of links, which, as you know, I feel is... a sign of progress.  Rah.  This is going to be the new normal for a couple of weeks, I think, which is fine, but... at least it is spring (I hope) -- the weather is good (need to fire up the lawn mower!), it is warmer and sunnier, and I cannot help but think for now...well, time to put away the winter coats and such.  Actually, they are on the laundry pile, so...

I am mid-way through a book about the German army in WWI; it is fairly interesting, written by a UK author and it often discusses how the two armies fought and thought about each other.  One thing that strikes me is that the British continually remarked upon the resilience of the Germans; no matter the situation, no matter the scramble of men and material... they could quickly (and effectively) put together a force that could counterattack, defend, maneuver, or all of the above.  And that is the funny thing... because in WWII, the Brits (and the Americans) had this same idea.  I don't know, but you would think the second time around -- guys like Monty were field officers in WWI -- would have picked this up?  But they didn't; you read about the war, and how often did we think that the Germans were on the ropes, and sure enough -- Market Garden, the Bulge, a host of lesser actions -- it would be the Allies who were on the mat.  I would love to go back and ask them what they were thinking...