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Saturday, May 21, 2022

Flying to Kyiv from New York on February 24--The Flight Ended in Warsaw

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Today at #RazomforUkriane, I worked with a Nikita.  He is a 36-year-old project manager for a U.S.-based utility company. As we assembled IF...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Talking Musicals, Radio, War Movies and Tanks at #RazomforUkraine

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  I arrived late for my shift at Razom today. PA Route 222 stopped for miles outside of Ephrata.  I slithered off the highway in the breakdo...
Sunday, May 15, 2022

The Federalist Papers: Book 16 of 2022

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  During the past year and a few months I have been reading The Federalist Papers , 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton (51 essays), James Madi...
Monday, May 9, 2022

Making Jokes While Packing Medical Supplies for Ukraine

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  Four days last week, I was working in a warehouse in New Jersey, part of a team of #RazomforUkraine volunteers assembling Individual First...

Victory Day, May 9, Is Also the Day I Broke 13 of 40 Bones

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May 9 is the date Russia and several former Soviet countries celebrate victory over the Nazis.  Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered ver...
Saturday, May 7, 2022

First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas Ricks Book 15 of 2022

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 The very long title and subtitle of this book comprise a good summary of its content from beginning to end.  The founders of America were d...
Sunday, May 1, 2022

Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations by Amy Chua (The Tiger Mom) Book 14 of 2022

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Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations  Yale Law Professor Amy Chua set off a firestorm in the world of parenting with he...