Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice An interesting article in this morning’s Star-Tribune about the conflation of economics and religion, in particular laissez-faire economics (individualism) and Christianity as defined in William Buckley’s God and Man at Yale. The author of … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice Much as I enjoyed the travel, the close time with Kate, the ocean, new cultures and places, I find this computer and my own keyboard, my reference shelf and my library, mementos from past … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice Apparently, I was not the only one taken aback by the Confucian Peace Prize. Here’s a quote from the NYT about the prize and the award givers rationale behind it: “It praised his decision … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice We have entered my favorite season of the year, the slow slide toward the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year. Cue Robert Frost. (Dandelions at Lapatia Bay, Kate) In Ushuaia the sun … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice According to the cruise log provided by the ship, we traveled 12, 800 statute miles by sea. Counting the six thousand plus from Rio to Atlanta and another thousand to New York to get … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice The end of the day. Sunday. Used to go to sleep on Sunday night with Monday whirring away, chattering and buzzing, cutting a channel through my attempts to sleep. Now I go to sleep … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice Went out on an errand this afternoon as the sun began to set. At 4:00 pm. When I hit Round Lake, I saw a car in the rear view. It had something on top. … Continue reading
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice Brother Mark wrote from Ha’il, Saudi Arabia and asked about culture shock for us as we returned to the US. I said no, not much, since the Veendam is a floating exemplar of North … Continue reading
Fall Moon of Thanksgiving No longer under the Southern Cross. The Veendam sailed at 6pm on November 22nd with someone else in the lanai state room 351. Ipanema Plaza hotel room 601 picked up new guests after 2 pm on … Continue reading