In these parlous times, it can feel as if hope is in short supply, virtue an antiquated concept, and anyone seeking, like Diogenes, an honest man is likely to come up short. For those afflicted by such despair or Weltschmerz, … Continue reading
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Astute readers will have concluded by now that I have survived knee replacement with it’s hospital, surgeons, anesthesiologist, nurses, germs, and bills and now face the continuing dark night of the soul-in-rehab, and the possible risk of opioid addiction. Several … Continue reading
For students of English literature, one’s first trip to Europe has probably got to be to the homes of Shakespeare, Austen, and Wordsworth. Mine was. It also included the obligatory castles, palaces and museums. But the one experience that brought … Continue reading