Do I think it’s ever possible to get life “right”? In a word? No. And how dull would it be if we did? Related articles Daily Prompt: Groundhog Day (dailypost.wordpress.com) Daily Prompt: Groundhog Day (angloswiss-chronicles.com) Daily Prompt: Groundhog Day and… Read More ›
Day: 2013-09-01
Victor Davis Hanson – The Israeli Spring
See on Scoop.it – In and About the News Israel could be forgiven for having a siege mentality — given that at any moment, old frontline enemies Syria and Egypt might spill their violence over common borders. The Arab Spring… Read More ›
A dream of freedom
When I lived far away and spoke of home, no matter how long I lived away, I knew where home was. America. What’s America? A dream of freedom, a failure of reality? An amazing constitution that nonetheless signed on for eighty… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: Gloucester on Cape Ann
The legendary whaling port that produced the toughest sailors on earth … not the huge fleet it once was, but still alive in the 21st century. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea (dailypost.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways (windagainstcurrent.com)… Read More ›
Midnight Riot, Ben Aaronovitch (2011)
London probationary constable Peter Grant hopes to become a detective, but his tendency to be distracted by details that others think are unimportant has landed him in the Case Progression Unit. That’s where the paperwork gets processed and where the… Read More ›
Natural good fortune
I sometimes forget to count my blessing. I intend to. But I only remember some things and take the rest for granted. The beauty of this valley is one of the things I sometimes no longer notice. When we first moved… Read More ›
The Olympus E-P5 Review
See on Scoop.it – Forty Two: Life and Other Important Things See complete review on ATMTX PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG Charles, the Olympus representative out of Dallas asked me if I wanted to review the Olympus E-P5. I jumped at the chance but… Read More ›