For all who fell, and for all who served
Remembering my grandfather, Major Crawford Mack Hercus, who served with the Canadian Forces in northern Europe in World War One
Remembering my father, Captain Crawford MacGregor Hercus, who served with the Canadian Forces in northern Europe in World War Two
Remembering my mother, Jacqueline Forgan-Potts Hercus, who served with the Resistance Movement in northern Europe in World War Two
They survived, but so many of their colleagues didn’t.
Now my relatives are gone, too.
May they and all who served with them
rest in peace, and may we always be grateful
for their bravery, devotion to duty and
determination to protect us from evil.
Sz xx
How to write in body language
Have you ever expressed regret about written communications because they don’t allow you to “read” – and use – body language? I have, and many others appear to have done so as well.
There are ways to compensate for lack of body language when you’re communicating in text.
One of the most obvious places where the lack of body language can cause misinterpretations leading to discussions, arguments and worse, is in social media comments. Just one sentence that’s a bit thoughtless or flippant in the wrong circumstances can make a fire break out and within minutes there are dozens or even hundreds of trolls fanning the flames into the second Great Fire of London.
But that’s not the only problem area. [Read more…]