I'm a day late, but Happy Anzac Day! A day that I wouldn't know existed apart from seeing it honored when I was watching some recordings of Aussie-rules football games over the weekend. I know that it occurs on the date of the first Gallipoli landings in the First World War. Yet another tragic campaign in that war that resulted in heavy casualties, despite the heroism and sacrifice of so many. And obviously not being from Australia or New Zealand and never having been there (though I hope to go one day), I do not commemorate it nor do I really appreciate it as much as I probably should do. But if Anzac Day is not well known in the UK, then it is practically unknown in the US - especially since the US didn't enter WW1 until well after the Gallipoli campaign. But apparently a special dawn service was held yesterday at the Museum of History & Industry in Seattle, close to where my office used to be. I don't know how many years they've been holding such an event, but I've never heard of it in all my time here. But then again, why would I...
