Friday, January 31, 2014





This is for  all you gamers out  there- FIC DAS



Friday, January 24, 2014

Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides




My husband's two uncles survived the Baatan Death march. But one did not survive the war.  He was feeding the American troops stuck behind the lines, bringing them rice from his family's warehouses.  He had to turn himself in otherwise, his family would be harmed.  The Japanese ended up beheading him.  

 On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners and their lives in the camp. Sides shows how the POWs banded together to survive, defying the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and torture. Harrowing, poignant, and inspiring, Ghost Soldiers is the mesmerizing story of a remarkable mission. It is also a testament to the human spirit, an account of enormous bravery and self-sacrifice amid the most trying conditions.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Totally Unrelated by Tom Ryan


   Start off the new year by reading a book for pleasure.

Take a look at this read:Totally Unrelated by Tom Ryan.

Neil plays guitar with his family's band, the Family McClintock, even though he can't stand the Celtic music they play, he doesn't dance, he hates the outfits, and every single performance reminds him that he isn't as talented as the rest of the family.