I read this article about a survivor of the mass breakout (known as The Great Escape) from a German POW camp during World War II. Paul Royle died recently at age 101. It was interesting that Royle thought that the 1963 movie 'The Great Escape' starring Steve McQueen glamorized the 'reality of darkness cold and terror'. He said there were no motorbikes or Americans there. Only 3 escaped, 50 were shot dead, 23 (including Royle) were sent back to POW camps but survived the war. He intensely disliked the movie for the reasons described.
I am going to try to use more photos and quotes from the public domain from now on. Of course, my own photos are fine too. Even though I come across funny and cute things I want to share from the internet we have to be mindful of copyright restrictions, the tendency is to forget.
Husband M and I met up with an old friend of mine and her husband yesterday evening, we had not seen them in awhile. The husband has to have knee replacement surgery but he has to wait until March next year. He said the government only allows doctors to perform one surgery per week instead of one per day. It must be cost cutting measures. My girlfriend was doing great, having started a regular exercise yoga program. She says it got rid of all her aches and pains.
