Channeling Charles Péguy

Channeling Charles Péguy

There was a man, a Frenchman, you wouldn’t know about him, my child. . .He was a good man, a holy man, and he lived in sin all through his life, because he couldn’t bear the idea that any soul could suffer damnation. . .This man decided that if any soul was going to...
My Week With Pierre Trudeau

My Week With Pierre Trudeau

NOTE:  Click on the highlighted links for sources and further information. Pierre and Justin Trudeau, the father and son Prime Minister team, were blessed with good luck as well as good looks. When Trudeau the elder ran for PM of Canada, Nixon and Humphrey were...
A House Divided

A House Divided

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it...
JP’s Books

JP’s Books

UPDATE:  And now, there is this fascinating fact:  New Study Links Reading More Books To Longer Lifespan I have a friend.  Let’s just call him JP.  He’s a little older than I am and much smarter.  He’s cleaning house, disposing of the books he’s kept for years,...
I Am a Computer Simulation

I Am a Computer Simulation

I woke up this morning in a fright, woke up from a long dream in which I imagined I was a computer simulation.  And now, and now I’m not sure if I’m dreaming this that I’m writing and if the dream was reality or the other way around. I’m not crazy.  Please do not...