Thoughts on a Winter’s Day High in the Central Range of the Colombian Andes in a City in the Sky in…I sometimes listen to Paul Simon’s album when I’m making my bed and arranging my bedroom for the day ahead. I tend to dance exuberantly (if…8h ago8h ago
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Bobby and Me: an Ode to Old FriendsIt’s Christmas Eve in the year 2024, an eventful year although not for reasons we will be proud to remember, especially in the Middle East…Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
A Nostalgically Melancholy Christmas Carroll[1][1] To the tune of Joan Baez singing “There but for Fortune” and Simon and Garfunkel’s version of “The Seven O’clock News/Silent Night”.Dec 22, 2024Dec 22, 2024
On the Nature of Modern HistoryThe recording of history seems to have always belonged to the literary genres of creative writing and fiction. It has seemingly always…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024
Yešu the Nazarene; “They would not listen, they’re not listening still; perhaps they never will”Of all the beliefs attributed to Yešu the Nazarene, none alienated him more from mainstream Judaism and indeed, from his Roman masters than…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
Personal Reflections with Respect to the Prospective Second Trump AdministrationFirst, an apology.Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 2024
A Satirical Trumpian Fairy Tale, Twice RemovedTrumpets please!!!! Ladies and gentlemen, we present this sort of satirically sordid tale for your amusement and entertainment. It may or…Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024
Reflections on Anthropomorphic Deity Based DivinityDeity based divinity, especially the anthropomorphic variants, beg the question as to whether such divinity or divinities were the…Nov 28, 2024Nov 28, 2024