She had lots of these – including the one for all the kings and queens since William the Conqueror. I always thought it unfair that it didn’t incl...de the Saxon kings.I paced along the street reciting the monarch rhyme to myself in time with my footfalls “Willy, Willy, Harry, Steve, Harry, Dick, John, Harry three, one, two, three Neds, Richard two, Henry four, five, six then who?” After a couple of repetitions, I arrived at Col’s house, wondering what Col was making of English history. I. ”― Jaroslav Hašek, The Good Soldier Švejk(Author’s Note: Not wanting to be presumptuous in claiming to be an author or even an Historian for that matter, I wanted to add this little reminder for reader’s interest. The following few chapters deal with “cleaning up operations” for Hitler prior to Operation Barbarossa and highlight his obsession with North Africa and the ever mounting pressure to find adequate oil supplies to grease his tentacles of power across the civilized world. I hasten to. Today was Saturday and we were going out to dinner to celebrate my 16thbirthday which had really been on Thursday. I had worn my denim skirt anda lightweight sweater today but Aunt Sharon made me change into one of mydresses I wore to church. I was surprised to see Uncle Mark in a sportcoat and tie and the boys dressed the same. Aunt Sharon told me a girl's16th birthday was a special one.The dinner was great, we went to a very nice seafood restaurant. My onlycomplaint was I had to sit between. . it never even occurred to me that anybody would..." She stopped and looked thoughtful. "Do you think you can pick up some Italian bread?" No problem," Kristen said. "There's a bakery near..." Oh, pooh!" Mom said. "It's cheaper at the grocery store." But the bakery has better quality. Your spaghetti sauce deserves the best, Mrs. Cummings."Again, my mother was impressed. "If you insist..." I insist," Kristen said firmly.Kristen, Merry, and I walked out through the foyer and outside. As we.