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Monday, April 25, 2022

Jews by Choice: Those who choose to be part of a long-persecuted faith/community

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  This week Jews around the world mark the Holocaust Remembrance Day. For me, this day is a swirl of sadness and disbelief that such an atr...
Monday, April 18, 2022

Back to LeMans: another look at a the greatest endurance race course

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Part of my visit to France in February was a long walk around the race course at Circuit de Sarthe where the 24-hour race at LeMans is held....
Friday, April 15, 2022

Book of Mercy by Leonard Cohen: Book 13 of 2022

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  There are many Leonard Cohen s. All of them occupied the same body born September 21, 1934, in Quebec, Canada, that passed away on Novembe...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters, Book 12 of 2022

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Each semester, I read a book on evolution with the Evolution Round Table at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Until two years...
Friday, April 8, 2022

The Joy of Work: Packing Supplies for Ukraine

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Taking a break for a selfie  "Neil, we need four-inch bandages." "Hey, Neil, we need compress bandages." "Neil, tou...
Saturday, April 2, 2022

The Five People I Would Love To Have Dinner With

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Marie Curie after receiving the first of two Nobel Prizes  A friend keeps a changing list of the five people she wants to have dinner with. ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Maison Fournaise, My Favorite Restaurant in Paris is a Victim of COVID

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  Last month when I visited Paris, I took the suburban train to Chatou to visit a restaurant that had closed in March of 2020 and never reop...