One week ago some lunatics went on a killing spree in Paris. By week end there were 20 fatalities, and a huge demonstration of over a million people in Paris last Sunday. I wrote my feelings at the time, last week. They are here. At the end of that earlier post are now two comments, […]
In the annals of humanity there have always been unspeakable tragedies perpetrated by human beings, one or more against others. The increasing sophistication of instant world-wide communication about everything, including atrocities, may be a blessing, but can be a curse as well. We have to be wary of being manipulated; to slow down, and try […]
Life takes it own course, and in our often too-frantic lives, we miss the gentle things that really make a difference. So it happened, yesterday, that I had to leave, early, the funeral of a retired educator to attend to an equally important duty: taking 10-year old granddaughter, Addy, to the soon-to-end (Jan 8) Monarch […]
Calendar/timeline for 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II spotlighting some significant dates in history: Community of Nations 2015 calendar March 2016 edition. Following Dr. Schwartzbergs comments (below) are links to 55 posts in 2015 which directly related to International Issues. NOTE TO READERS: An addendum to the original edition of […]
PRE-NOTE: Anne is a frequent and welcome visitor to this space. For others from Anne Dunn, please note her category at right. It happened not so long ago at the castle in the kingdom of Nosidam that peasants gathered to protest the banning of drums from public ceremonies in the civil commons. Naturally everyone brought […]
Those who visit the content of this page frequently come to realize that two of my interests are my Church, the Roman Catholic, and politics as practiced in our American society. So it would come as no surprise that on Christmas Day I was at Basilica of St. Mary for 9:30 Mass. (click to enlarge) […]
PRE-NOTE: Today is the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914, an expected yet celebrated temporary lull in the horrors of World War I. Madeline sent along a link to a song celebrating that interlude of peace in a time of war: Christmas in the Trenches, by John McCutcheon. It may take a while […]
I’m a predictable creature: at the coffeehouse I frequent most every day, I have a fair number of good friends, but we understand each other. Sometimes we have animated conversations, sometimes I’m just back in my corner, writing letters, thinking about this and that, watching the early morning world go by. Sometimes nearby events catch […]
There are several comments to the Cuba post, including a photo montage I’ve linked at the beginning of the Cuba section. See the additions here. (click to enlarge) Thursday evening we were invited to a small dinner party at the home of our neighbor, Don. He lives across the street so the commute was short. […]
We are, I think, in a very significant time in international history. And it is a good time, but very scary for those who need enemies to be scared of, and dangerous because of a desire to maintain the historical status quo of enemies and war as a solution.. It is a good time to […]