I first read the Tale of Genji when I was studying in Japan around 2002. It is Japan’s most famous work and was written a millennia ago. I find that one can gain a much deeper understanding of a culture by reading these famous works written long ago. Within them are ancient pieces of DNA…… Continue reading The Tale of Genji – Genjimonogatari
Tag: ghosts
I believe in ghosts and have seen one. I believe spirits are around us and can send signs if one just pays attention. As for the ghost I saw, that I did not want to see and is well known in many cultures but has been written about extensively in Middle Eastern cultures.
The Ghost of Our House
We have a ghost; here I record the occurrences. It is 7:22 AM on Sunday December 16th, 2018. It is time to give the ghost of our house its own post. I’ve always suspected that there is a friendly ghost in this house and have written about it in this blog (links to follow). Well,…… Continue reading The Ghost of Our House
Random Thoughts
I just finished the previous post but wanted to close it and just write down a few thoughts in a new post. Life has been a blur recently and I don’t even know myself where I’ve been. I certainly haven’t been writing, nor working out much. I am in constant wonder at how fast life…… Continue reading Random Thoughts
Journal Entry – 10.26.2018
It is 4:25 AM on Friday October 26th, 2018. I woke up at three o’clock and could not go back to sleep. So I got up, did my morning chores and now have the TV fireplace with its peaceful morning music on and the Amish fireplace is on as well. It has been a long time…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 10.26.2018
Montaillou – Life in a Medieval Village
I just finished Montaillou by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. This took me over half a year to finish not because it wasn’t great, but because I have two young boys and thus free time is non-existent. I learned of this book in a Reddit post and quickly bought it as it is right up my…… Continue reading Montaillou – Life in a Medieval Village
Journal Entry – 10.17.2017
It is 8:10 PM on Tuesday October 17th, 2017. As Halloween approaches we’ve been watching more Halloween themed kids movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime. Tonight we watched something from Goosebumps dealing with ghosts and there were scenes of teenagers dancing around. It got me thinking about how much emphasis society puts on being able…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 10.17.2017
The White Witch of Rose Hall
I just finished the White Witch of Rose Hall which I read in preparation for an upcoming trip to Jamaica. I love history and researching Montego Bay learned that one of the only surviving plantation estates is Rose Hall. According to my research the only reason it survives is that former slaves were afraid to…… Continue reading The White Witch of Rose Hall
Ghosts!
I have seen a ghost. I will share this only with a few close friends and of course you my readers.