Kasia November 11th, 2008
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
— Lt.-Col. John McCrae
Thank you for your service and your sacrifices.
Kasia July 22nd, 2008
She could marry my son any day. If I had one of an appropriate age, that is. And as long as they got married in the Church. :-p
Whoops – forgot to give credit. This was via Mark Shea.
Kasia July 17th, 2008
My favorite Tom Lehrer song ever, National Brotherhood Week.
Another favorite, the World War III song…
Pollution…
Lobachevsky (especially fun if you’ve done graduate work)…
…I honestly can’t think offhand of a Lehrer song that I dislike. Some are better than others, as one would rather expect, and some have held up better over the last 40-45 years than others. But on the whole, really he’s a brilliant satirist. Brilliant guy all around, actually; I think he graduated from Harvard at about 17.
Enjoy!
Kasia July 17th, 2008
I saw this over at Chez Shea, and rejoiced greatly. I honestly didn’t even know there was existing footage of Tom Lehrer performing.
Let’s see if that works or if I have to link instead…I’ve never learned how to embed Link it is…
If nothing else, it may give you an idea of why, prior to meeting The Canuck, I used to say that I would gladly marry Tom Lehrer if I had the opportunity. Even though he’s pushing 80 by now… 
