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Book Nirvana?
Everything I had read pointed to Iceland as a book publishing paradise. I’ve always been fascinated by Iceland, ever since I read the Old Norse sagas in my late teens/early twenties. Njal’s Saga in particular taught me that the law is not about justice per se, but about process and procedure. There’s a right way […]
My Town Was Gone
January 27, 2019
The implications of whether a southeastern CT coastal town purchases a new Public Safety building are far-reaching.
Freedom Fetish
September 27, 2017
Today’s one of those Indian Summer type days. The remnants of Hurricane Maria are pushing a block of warm, humid air up the coast. It’s brilliantly sunny between bouts of fog rolling in once in a while all day long. The light shimmers on the water. I’ve gone for my daily swim, which is more […]
‘Tis a Pity He’s Wallowing in Self Pity
May 29, 2017
WARNING: Do not read this post. The author is being incredibly self indulgent and is going to engage in an orgy of self pity. Abandon any regard for the writer, ye who enter. Usually I look forward to the summer when I valiantly try to make headway on the piles of books that have grown […]
Technicolor Gamut of Electoral Emotions
November 13, 2016
What angers me most is that nothing has changed in 50 years. The bigotry of then is still alive and well, and now feels like it can crawl out from underneath rocks. It's no surprise that the KKK, white supremacists, etc. have endorsed our president-elect. It's not enough for him to reject the endorsements because the endorsements speak volumes. If you don't want the endorsements, then stop promoting what these groups find acceptable.
It Can Happen Here
January 18, 2016
And it will. Unless… I have what’s called a Cassandra Complex. Back in 1980 I knew that a washed up B-movie actor riding high on his evisceration of California in the name of a tax revolt was a serious contender for President. In 2000, I knew W. would ride well above any doubts as to […]
CHI SACCIA? 
June 6, 2019
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