I never heard of now-Speaker of the House Mike Johnson until only recently. But I did look him up, to note that he was not elected to Congress until 2017, and was a member of the Christian right, which you…
Category: Music
The Russian-Ukrainian Village, Evening Bells
In the 1960s I earned a minor in Russian Studies at university which interestingly enough, provided me with a lot of background to what I would observe when I visited Ukraine and central Russia in 1991 and 1992, when…
The Fatal Glass of Beer by W C Fields, 1933
Speaks for itself
Comparing 20-year old music tastes in 1965 and 2022
Culturally this is no small matter. Moreover, natural laws of cultural survival are at stake as well. It’s not that bunch of old farts simply think their music tastes were more civilized. You should make a study of every generation…
Wealth, Privilege and Learning; The Law of Generations
Pascal lamented about those who are Lost and don’t know they are lost, because they are not seeking to be found. You can’t forget or unlearn things you were never taught, and what we are learning about this most recent…