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Three books that changed my life. For a few minutes. (Each.)
My screedy thing involving The Communist Manifesto and how it influenced me deeply, for a couple of days, reminded me of two other books which affected me longer, but not forever. In my early 20’s I was drawn to the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, How I Learned The Facts of Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged Communist Manifesto, cyclothymic personality disorder, Erich Fromm, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Odesa, The Art of Loving, Ukraine
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“Russia Russia Russia!”
From Harper’s Weekly Review: Russian officials in the Belgorod region held a ribbon-cutting for a new bridge that appeared to be stolen from a neighboring village; a Russian volunteer asked social media followers for donations of body bags for soldiers … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, War on Ukraine
Tagged Belgorod bridge, Russian Avdiivka, Ukraine, UN Human Rights Council
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I want to report some price gouging…oatmeal
Oatmeal is in my blood. My mom introduced it as our daily breakfast in winter weather. She made it in a double boiler and put raisins in the top section so that they’d steam soft while the oatmeal cooked. In … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, War on Ukraine
Tagged Cedar Rapids Iowa, indictments, Irish oatmeal, pangolins, Pioneer supermarket, Quaker Oats, Russia v Ukraine, South Dakota, steel-cut oatmeal, Ukraine, Wikipedia
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