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Music of the Week
Posted: 2022 Jul 01
Words of the Week
“The older I get, the surer I am that I’m not running the show.” - Leonard Cohen
Source: American Songwriter (Who's going to tell them?)
Posted: 2022 Jul 01
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Where does she find these things? https://t.co/s3Tr0dd9vK
— Matt Ridley (@mattwridley) July 1, 2022
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1 July 1895 | A Czech Jew, Karel Platovský, was born in Písek.
He was deported to #Auschwitz on 28 September 1944 from #Theresienstadt ghetto. He did not survive.Happy #CanadaDay. ‘Canada’ is derived from the word ‘kanata’ from the Iroquoian linguistic family, meaning ‘village’. As a First Nation member, I’m proud to share that connection with my @CanadianForces family.
1 July 1936 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Andre Hartstein, was born in Antwerp. He emigrated with his family to France.
In December 1943 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. After the selection we was murdered in a gas chamber. He was 7.
Category Archives: Another Thing
Long, Longer, Longest
Another way to look at place names. Continue reading
Fit at 70 – Update #8
Derailed by a work project but back on track now. Ha! Continue reading
Redux: Beady Little Eyes
And speaking of spiders . . . Continue reading
Redux: Green Tomatoes
I expect you’ve been waiting anxiously for news of the green tomatoes rescued from the squirrels. Did they ripen in the brown paper bag, offering themselves up for a bacon-and-tomato sandwich? Did they remain resolutely green and firm, offering themselves … Continue reading
MAiD: Again
Andrew Roman makes another clear and articulate argument. Continue reading
Can We Hold on Through the Night?
This is me, banging my head against the desk. Continue reading
Feeling Centered (or Close to It)
Another look at the science [sic] of geographical centres. Continue reading
The Same River
Whaddya think? Of the new look, I mean. Continue reading
National Treasure #96: Redux
The Cabot Trail visited and revisited. Continue reading