Category Society
Have Times Changed?
In Germany in the 1930s it was the Jews who were the government scapegoats. They were portrayed as being responsible for all the ills of society. Get rid of them and Germany would be a paradise. History tells us what happened. Jews in Germany saw their rights being abridged by the state. Politicians, starting at […]
Christmas All Year Round
How many shopping days left until Christmas? I haven’t a clue. Nor am I going to look it up. But I know where to shop. Back in 2009 I discovered Käthe Wohlfahrt’s Weinachtsdorf (which I think translates into English as “Christmas Village”) in a visite to Rothenburg, Germany. I was impressed enough to snap a […]
2021 In Review: Pigs Is Pigs
It has been a perennial favorite here since I foirst posted it seven years agao, and last year it was the most view post of the year. Reading the post has me heading to the basement bookshelves to read teh book again. I had to write a book report last week for a course I […]
2021 In Review: The Colosseum
Coming in at number seven as we count down the top ten posts of 2021 is this one from March of 2016. If you are ever in the position to visit Rome, this is a must see. I’m hoping to see it again – there’s always something you hadn’t noticed on previous visits. This cross […]
2021 In Review: Hagia Sophia Frescoes
We start our review of 2021 today with the tenth most popular post of the year. It is an enduring favorite since it was first published here in 2015, and in 2020 was the most popular post. Sometimes I can’t figure out why a post becomes popular, but I understand the interest in the Hagia […]
Another Year Ends
This isn’t where we wanted to be. This isn’t where they promised we would be at the end of the year. As 2021 draws to a close we find ourselves in the same mental place we were at the end of 2020 – hoping the COVID-19 pandemic will end soon. But this time not believing it […]
Are You Kidding Me?
Today is December 30, as 2021 is winding down. That means yeserday was December 29, four days after Christmas. If you feel I am stating the obvious, put it down to my disturbed state. Yesterday, 47 days before Valentine’s Day, I saw Easter candy at the store. Don’t try and tell me it wasn’t Easter […]
Welcome To 1984
A friend in the U.K. wanted to know if I had seen the news article. Was I aware that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had been tracking 33 million Canadian cell phones to monitor citizens’ movement during the pandemic? I hadn’t seen that specific article – but I knew it was going on. […]
A Matter of Choice
“I am an adult. I get to choose.” I found that quote when looking through my notes, trying to decide what I would write about today. I don’t remember everything about the conversation. I do remember the context. The speaker was a woman, a political refugee from a Middle Eastern country. Her crime was advocating […]
A Year Later…
I started a post for today, but have decided to abandon it. It was to be a reflection on Boxing Day shopping in this COVID world. Except I am not shopping today. Which has nothing to do with COVID. I haven’t even looked at any sale flyers to se what the temptations might be. There’s […]
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