ANTI-WAR THEME

ANTI-WAR THEME

Today’s blog is from material I’ve been working on: Returning to our anti-war theme, the following is written by someone I’ve actually known for…

More Hannah Arendt

More Hannah Arendt

Todays blog is simply a collection of quotes on Thinking: There are no dangerous thoughts. Thinking itself is dangerous, Arendt teaches famously; but thinking…

WE ARE FREE

WE ARE FREE

It’s a while since I’ve raved over a book I’m reading. Well here goes: It’s Lyndsey Stonebridge, We are Free to Change the World:…

“Bring me the sunset in a cup”-Emily Dickinson

Today’s blog has a few words about poetry and some comments on a book: Poetry can give us new thoughts or put ordinary things…

Remembrance

Todays blog is two parts – a fairly short poem and my notes for a sort of book report 1. Remembrance She was of…

A Look At War

A Look At War

Today’s Blog is simply a short quote from a book about war I’m rereading – with some background. Background first: Some years ago I…

Book Report

Today’s blog is a sort of Book Report: 1. For me, “A Thousand Acres”, Jane Smiley’s novel is one of the best, most engrossing…

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes

Walk a Mile in Their Shoes (Or if they can’t walk, share their story) With only a small amount of effort, sometimes I can…