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Lafayette High School – 1959 – from the archive / 2015
So yesterday I had my semi-annual appointment with my cardiologist. He is one of three physicians I keep on payroll (one for my diabetes, one for my eyes and one for my heart) in case I need them. I have … Continue reading
Lenin’s Wife
Everyone knows of Lenin. His body is still on display in the great Kremlin square, once known as Red Square, for those with a bit of ghoulishness in their souls to see. His name and statues have been taken down … Continue reading
Posted in history
Tagged education, history, illiteracy, krupskaya, Lenin, peasants, revolution, russia, Siberia, Soviet Union, Trotsky
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On Meeting Hector, Breaker of Horses
I was a nerd as a child. A reader and a bit of a loner, I spent time in a small public library on Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brooklyn, walking there or riding my bike the half mile or so … Continue reading
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Tagged "library", Achilles, classic, dreamers, education, founding text, hector, reading, the iliad, youth
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Lafayette High School – 1959
So yesterday I had my semi-annual appointment with my cardiologist. He is one of three physicians I keep on payroll (one for my diabetes, one for my eyes and one for my heart) in case I need them. I have … Continue reading
Sunday’s Rant
I will be 73 years old in a couple of months. The day I was born the New York Times headline screamed that the Russians were retreating at Stalingrad before General von Paulus’ all conquering German 6th Army and the … Continue reading
“Less Government” and the Social Contract
A re-post for the upcoming election season – not that it changes anything “In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets or steal a loaf of bread.” Anatole France … Continue reading
“Less Government” and the Social Contract
“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets or steal a loaf of bread.” Anatole France – 1894 I’ve actually seen the line translated as “piss in the streets” … Continue reading
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