Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
War through a patriotic lens – a memoir
My friend Bud Morgan sent me a link to a slew of World War II aviation pictures this morning. They caused a rush of memories, not of the war itself but of that time. I was just a kid then, … Continue reading
Posted in History, War
Tagged Captain America, history, memoir, Nazi Germany, Nazis, OPA, Pearl Harbor, Ration, rationing, Victory at Sea, War Price and Rationing Board, World War II
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There, I feel much better now!
We humans are unique in being capable of abstract thought, and critical to that process is language. Spoken language preceded the written form but writing has added a wealth of complexity, and capability. If there is to be hope for … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Abstraction, catharsis, China, English, English language, Germany, Greek, Greek language, Sesame Street, Social science, vocabulary, Wikipedia, word games
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 