Author Archives
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Caricature
Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel (10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829), usually cited as Friedrich Schlegel, was a German poet, literary critic, philosopher, philologist… Read More ›
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Loyalty
The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other. Mario Puzo Mario Gianluigi Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter and journalist of Italian descent…. Read More ›
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Tending the Stones for the Lock XV
15th part of the new weekly story. (1st Part) The inspiration for this came from an off hand comment I made on Facebook, and since people seemed interested I decided to follow through. Happy Reading. (1st Part) (2nd Part) (3rd Part) (4th Part) (5th… Read More ›
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Talking
When I read about how 200 people died on a polar expedition, I wonder why they didn’t get to know the Inuit people who were around and presumably know something about surviving in the Arctic after living there for thousands… Read More ›