Category Archives: philosophy

To Talk of Many Things… (Vol. #7 – Influence)

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

They wept like anything to see Such quantities of sand: “If this were only cleared away,” They said, “it would be grand!” I was walking through an ancient monastery yesterday, Thanksgiving Day, in a place lost in time and history. … Continue reading →

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I Come From Homer

Posted on October 20, 2019 by

What responsibility does a writer have to the world around him? Should he be good, and kind? Faithful and free and gentle? Should he suffer the little children and fight for the weak and make common cause with the powerless? … Continue reading →

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For Whom the Bell Tolls – A Review

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

There is a certain amount of nostalgia and some sadness in Hemingway’s best novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls”. How could there not be? It’s about the Spanish Civil War; that most terrible of events pitting the bad against the … Continue reading →

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In Places Like Grenoble

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

Grenoble is quiet.  It reverberates with the muted echoes of a past of great significance; a famous novelist on tiptoes. An ancient soldier whose lance is set aside in a place of honor leaning against the wall in a darkened … Continue reading →

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Powerlessness in a Sea of Prosperity

Posted on August 25, 2019 by

The dust has settled upon the latest mass-shootings in America. Those seeking political gain from the tragedy of others have wandered off to find another target for their rage, their powerlessness. Powerless to maneuver the course of a country in … Continue reading →

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America: On Time and Abundance

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

It is quiet now, there is a temperate wind rustling the thick foliage that climbs upward, summer leaves grasping for the sun. The nourishing rains have stopped and billowing clouds now and then again slip above like a cooling blanket, … Continue reading →

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To Talk of Many Things… (Vol. #5 – Unalienable Rights and Nouveau Marxists)

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

“But wait a bit,” the Oysters cried, “Before we have our chat; For some of us are out of breath, And all of us are fat!” There is a case to be made by philosophers and historians that the greatest … Continue reading →

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