Tag Archives: World War II

A Virtual Sign

Posted on June 21, 2020 by jyourist

I see him tracing the letters in the air,His hands rotating his brushAs he paints this last virtual sign.I have never seen his expertise so close up before.I always focused on the letters he produced when I watched him paint—Never … Continue reading →

Posted in father, poetry, World War II | Tagged art, father, Fathers Day, poetry, sign painting, World War II | 5 Comments

A virtual sign

Posted on April 12, 2016 by jyourist

I see him tracing the letters in the air, His hands rotating his brush As he paints this last virtual sign. I have never seen his expertise so close up before. I always focused on the letters he produced when … Continue reading →

Posted in art, death, memory, poetry, Uncategorized, World War II | Tagged art, death, father, memory, poems, poetry, World War II | 2 Comments

A message and image from out of the cosmos

Posted on April 19, 2015 by jyourist

My son had shared with me some time ago that on Facebook, if people who are not your friends, send you a message, you never know. There is a spot in messages labeled “Other” where all those messages go and … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged drawings, Facebook, father, messages, mystery, Philipines, San Juan Rizal, shrapnel, war, World War II | 4 Comments

Gembaku no ko

Posted on August 6, 2014 by jyourist

Today is the 69th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. We visited there two years ago with our son who was teaching in Satsuma Sendai at the time. The many memorials and monuments to peace and nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in film, Japan, World War II | Tagged atomic bomb, Children of hiroshima, film, Gembaku no ko, Hiroshima, japan, Kaneto Shindo, World War II | 1 Comment

Off the to-do list

Posted on August 1, 2014 by jyourist

Over the past few years, a colleague of mine has often mentioned Cantigny Park. It is a 500 acre park in Wheaton IL formerly the residence of Col. Robert McCormick, the Chicago Tribune owner and publisher. He became a colonel … Continue reading →

Posted in garden, World War I, World War II | Tagged cantigny park, Chicago Tribune, Col. Robert McCormick, military museum, Vietnam, World War I, World War II | 2 Comments

The Fallen 9000

Posted on June 6, 2014 by jyourist

Last September on Peace Day, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss, along with 560 volunteers, created 9000 stenciled silhouettes representing those who died on Normandy Beach, Arromanches, on June 6, 1944, 70 years ago today. This visual representation, The Fallen … Continue reading →

Posted in art, installations, World War II | Tagged Andy Moss, Arromanches, D-Day, Jamie Wardley, Normandy beach, The Fallen 9000, World War II | 2 Comments

Food Fights for Freedom

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jyourist

We found a delicious looking bean dish in the New York Times and decided to try it out today. It called for white beans and when JB brought up the glass container the beans are in, he said, “Hey, remember … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, World War II | Tagged consumption, environment, food, Food Fights for Freedom, Jamie Oliver, ration stamps, World War II | Leave a comment

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Posted on August 8, 2012 by jyourist

Two atom bombs were dropped on Japan 67 years ago, one on Hiroshima on August 6 and another on Nagasaki on August 9. They were dropped to end the war in the Pacific, which, in fact, did end with the … Continue reading →