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On This Day: December 16, 1773: “This Destruction of the Tea is so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid, and inflexible, and it must have important Consequences, and so lasting, that I can’t but consider it as an Epocha in History.” – John Adams

Posted on December 16, 2022 by sheila

On November 28, 1773, the Dartmouth sailed into Boston’s port. The ship was full of tea. There had already been trouble in Philadelphia when the ship had tried to unload its cargo. A ship had been blown away from the … Continue reading →

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Review: Retrograde (2022)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by sheila

A documentary about the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years. It’s heart-breaking. I have a Special Forces pal, who was over there in the earliest stages. I thought of him often. I can’t repeat his stories, of … Continue reading →

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On This Day: “December 7, 1941 – A Date Which Will Live In Infamy.”

Posted on December 7, 2022 by sheila

The chilling telegram from the morning of December 7, 1941: Here is a cool fact about my home state, little Rhode Island: There are only a handful of newspapers in the United States that come out on Sunday afternoon/evening, (as … Continue reading →

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On This Day: September 1, 1939

Posted on September 1, 2022 by sheila

From Newsweek: Scenes from the invasion of Poland From MSN: Friends, foes, mark WWII’s start in Poland Hitler’s speech on Sept. 1, 1939, from Berlin: To the defense forces: The Polish nation refused my efforts for a peaceful regulation of … Continue reading →

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Watching the insurrection

Posted on January 6, 2022 by sheila

Rage.

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2021 Books Read

Posted on January 1, 2022 by sheila

I lived at three addresses this year. I moved twice. In the middle of a pandemic. It’s been a year of upheaval, transition, as well as endurance. For most of this year, the majority of my stuff was in storage. … Continue reading →

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Commonplace Book: Two from Heinrich Heine

Posted on October 14, 2021 by sheila

“That was but a prelude; where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people as well.” “Christianity – and that is its greatest merit – has somewhat mitigated that brutal Germanic love of war, but it could not destroy it. … Continue reading →

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading

Posted on August 7, 2021 by sheila

It’s been a while. Been a very busy summer. Family vacation as we do every year. Reunions with family after the lockdown. Tears when hugging aunts and uncles. New job, new digs, lots of change. Lots of writing too! Less … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: Graffiti on another level

Posted on March 28, 2021 by sheila

In the mid-2000s, I went to Ireland. I bummed around in the Republic and then took the train north to visit my friend Carrie and her husband Anthony. They lived in Belfast, in the Catholic neighborhood always in the news … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: Happened to exit the train at just the right moment

Posted on March 20, 2021 by sheila

The striking statue in tribute to the Polish officers killed in Katyn Forest is always a sight, and looks different depending on your angle, the time of day, etc. Here, I just happened to get off the train right as … Continue reading →

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