Tag Archives: Nobel Prize

Most Embarrassing

October 9, 2026 · by · in Books, Entertainment · Leave a comment

Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature. She’s Canadian. It naturally makes me proud when a fellow Canadian receives such an accolade. Especially given that there is no bigger prize than the Nobel, which is given in recognition of a career of achievment. What embarrasses me though is that until the prize […]

The Biggest Prize

June 11, 2018 · by · in Politics, World Affairs · Leave a comment

After a week of reflections on the trail above St. Ulrich, I’m ready for a break. We’ll return to the trail in a few days, but I have a few other things on my mind that I want to share. Barrack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize when he had been the American president for […]

Bob Dylan I – Nobel Laureate

October 14, 2016 · by · in Entertainment, Music, Religion, Society · Leave a comment

In case you missed it, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature Thursday. It was a first for a singer/songwriter so there has been some criticism of the Nobel judges for their choice. I’ve seen Dylan in concert half a dozen times and I think, given this momentous award, I will post a […]