Monthly Archives: March 2022

Remembering Ireland’s Great Writers

(Kultur DVD) Also J.M. Synge, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, Bram Stoker, C.S. Lewis, and Seamus Heaney. (Sean O’Casey misspelled on the video case BTW).

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The Beauty of Ireland: Good Overview DVD

There are also Rick Steves’ shows on the Emerald Isle as well.

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The ‘Other’ Shakespeare, of the Sonnets

A distinct pleasure to hear all these famous actors and actresses voice all 154 sonnets. Some of the classic sonnets are read by two different people.

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‘Pore Hippie’ Students, Spring 1970, Downtown Edmonton

Aged 21. Freshly arrived from Winnipeg to start a new life.

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So what was the total number of Trump’s lies, misleading claims, and outright falsehoods?

30,573 in 4 years. As dutifully logged by The Washington Post.

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Spring: Harbingers of Hope

Saw a small flock of geese honking overhead on their way north just now. I suspect we could all use a quick end to our long winter of discontent. “I shall be released.”–Bob Dylan

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Mar. 15 @ My Daughter’s

The Ides of Bunn

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March 15 in Russia:

Wish-fulfillment

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March 15: The Annual Day of Unspecified Anxiety

Of course, Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar is the source of the infamous quote.This example from my Classics Illustrated comic collection.

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Happy Pi Day

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