Journal Entry – 9.4.2024

It is Wednesday, September 4th, 2024. I haven’t been motivated to write in my journal for some time but have a free moment as well as a modicum of motivation. After I wrote the paragraph above my neighbor poked his head over the fence and we had a chat. They moved in about a year…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 9.4.2024

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Journal Entry – 8.20.2024

It is 4:12 PM on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. It is a beautiful evening with a slight breeze, no fog or clouds and a cool 65 degrees. I’ll start off in that I remain astonished at how quickly time passes and how much the world has changed. The year 2016, or even 2010 do not…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 8.20.2024

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SPQR – Mary Beard

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I came across Mary Beard in YouTube and always enjoyed her videos on Ancient Rome. I then learned she had written a few books and this one in particular was especially popular. It took me a while to finish as it is a long one and renting it through the library app Libby I had…… Continue reading SPQR – Mary Beard

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Japanese Folk Songs

I came across this music as I was searching for the song at the end of the movie Tokyo Story (東京物語). Tokyo Story is a movie from 1953 about an older couple who go to visit their children in Tokyo. What I most enjoyed about the film was its nod to the passage of time.…… Continue reading Japanese Folk Songs

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LTMD – Politics of the Day – Biden and Trump

I’ve always wished that I could read the opinions of my grandfather, great-grandfather and so on about the politics of their day. What did my ancestors think about Lincoln? What were their thoughts on FDR, Eisenhower, Kennedy? Growing up politics was a bland affair and I was more interested in cartoons anyway. I knew Reagan…… Continue reading LTMD – Politics of the Day – Biden and Trump