Early autumn, 1968. My Peace Corps group arrived in Kabul the evening before. When I arose the next morning and looked out the hotel window, this is what I saw. School girls.
Author: William Julius Allen
I must be confident. Civilization will return. Yes, with its warts, civilization will return.
Beirut
I remember when Beirut was the Paris of the east.
Persepolis
1969
Memories are
Not all things in life are certain--memories are My mother, written in 1979, age 89
When this is over…
A friend recently said of the stay inside routine, "When this is over I'm going to have to join a gym and AA."
Have a nice day!
Remember when "have a nice day" was the default "goodbye?" Now it is "stay safe"
Taxes
Tax day has been moved to July 15. I’m going to wait until the government declares that we pay no taxes this year
The Newsroom, Jeff Daniels
“Ooh, let's try this. If I do this, you do that.” And we would just do it. I won an Emmy on a Sunday night, and Tuesday at 9:30 in the morning, I was showing butt crack walking down the street. But the transition was frighteningly easy. Jim [Carrey] and I had met a couple… Continue reading The Newsroom, Jeff Daniels
Tibetan objects made of human remains to go on show at British Museum
From The Guardian, February 23, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/23/tibetan-objects-made-of-human-remains-to-go-on-show-at-british-museum-tantric-buddhism
Jonesboro MLK March
Good turnout for the March for Freedom. So much yet to do and achieve. Martin, we remember you
Waiting For Charlemagne 