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Thoughts and tirades that don't fit into any of my books. A collection of items of limited interest to anyone.

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My Finest Audio Books Are Now Available #Matt Zullo

Commotion in the Pews Posted on August 3, 2023 by Joseph CourtemancheAugust 3, 2023

Over the last decade I’ve done almost 30 audio books. Some are simply wonderful, a couple are good but bland, but all were interesting and engaged me as a narrator for some reason or another. Now I can present the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged audio book, cryptologic technician, history, matt zullo, on the roof gang, radio intelligence, radiomen, sigint, united states navy, wwii

Book Review of Once Upon A Town: The Miracle Of The North Platte Canteen

Commotion in the Pews Posted on August 14, 2018 by Joseph CourtemancheAugust 14, 2018

I love history. I love the obscure. I love the United States of America. Imagine my delight when I found a book that meets all three of those categories, and does so in a non-fiction narrative that will choke you … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Love, military, popular culture, Uncategorized, veterans, volunteers | Tagged amazing story, bob greene, bygone era, cakes, canteen, coast guard, commotion in the pews, cute girls, farmers, first-hand accounts, giving, hardship, honor, joseph courtemanche, love, magnificent, Marines, military, nebraska, north platte, ranchers, sacrifice, sailors, soldiers, trains, troop train, volunteers, wwii, young men

The First Lady & The Morons Who Hate Her.

Commotion in the Pews Posted on May 15, 2018 by Joseph CourtemancheMay 14, 2018

Let’s just lay this one out there and make it clear: the trait I like most in my First Families is their being in the background. I never want to hear that the spouse of the President of the United … Continue reading →

Posted in political, Uncategorized | Tagged barbara bush, betty ford, catholic, commotion in the pews, edith wilson, eleanor roosevelt, franklin roosevelt, hillary clinton, jacqueline kennedy, jimmy kimmel, joseph courtemanche, kgb, lady bird johnson, laura bush, melania trump, michelle obama, multilingual, nancy reagan, patricia nixon, rosyln carter, russia, soviet union, wwii

Code Girls: A Book Review

Commotion in the Pews Posted on January 16, 2018 by Joseph CourtemancheJanuary 11, 2018

In my misspent youth, I was a Cryptologic Technician in the United States Navy. We often laughed about running afoul of the “Little old-ladies in tennis shoes” at NSA. I suspect that some of those feared women were the heroes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book review, code breaking, code girls, cryptologic technician, ct, cti2, encipherment, enigma, heroes, little old ladies in tennis shoes, liza mundy, n.s.a., national security agency, naval intelligence, naval security group, purple, stress, world war ii, wwii

Lunch With Roy

Commotion in the Pews Posted on January 7, 2015 by Joseph CourtemancheJanuary 6, 2015

The brittle cold outside vanished as I walked through the giant/wheelchair sized revolving door at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis. It was so cold out that there wasn’t a single wheelchair occupant with an oxygen tank taking a … Continue reading →

Posted in military, Uncategorized, veterans | Tagged afghanistan, algeria, chief petty officer, commotion in the pews, england, joseph courtemanche, morocco, roy, triple sec, va hospital, veterans' lives matter, war bride, wwii

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