Yesterday, June 28th, 2014 was the 100th anniversary of the unofficial start of World War I. That was the day Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, resulting in a bloody four year war that killed an estimated 16 million soldiers and civilians. In memory of that historic event, I bought a copy of World War I Day By Day from the bookstore where I work, costing me, I might add, $8.50 with my store discount (who says I'm a cheapskate?). In any case, I intend to read the book over the next four years, dutifully following each day's events. And to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of that conflict - on Armistice Day, November 11th, 2018 - I fully intend to retire from the workforce and begin living a life of wild, decadent hedonism, just like they did in Paris after WWI. Get ready Europe - here I come! Eventually.
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