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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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  I am re-reading "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy. I am 300 pages into the 1996-page Pevear and Volokhonsky translation. Tolstoy ...
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

David Bentley Hart in 2011: "the devil is probably eerily similar to Donald Trump—though perhaps just a little nicer."

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David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodox Theologian From 2003 to 2020, the Eastern Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart wrote a column for  Fi...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman

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  Reading Richard Feynman gives me the feeling that I can understand a little bit of the mystery and beauty of science.  I thought I would r...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

How General Erwin Rommel Rationalized Supporting Hitler

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I am reading a book about the careers of the of the most well-known generals of World War II. All of them were decorated young officers in W...
Monday, January 22, 2024

The Purpose of Life? To Live--Yogi Sadhguru

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Yogi Sadhguru A friend sent me a YouTube link of Yogi Sadhguru answering the question, "Does life have a purpose?" His answer sur...
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Supporting Ukraine on Capital Hill--Meeting Lawmakers

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At Congressman Lloyd Smucker's office  (my representative), advocating for aid for Ukraine Yesterday, I joined members of the American C...
Friday, January 12, 2024

Dark Tourism

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  Monument in the Dachau Concentration Camp Tonight after services at my synagogue, I talked to a member of the congregation about about vis...