A Latin quip for the day
“Numquam autem recte faciet, qui cito credit, utique homo negotians.” No one, especially in business, can prosper if he believes what he is told . Petronius, Satyricon , 43. LX V
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Live while you are alive
A second version of a poem called “Dawn”
Dawn on an early March morning. The still, silver surface of the sea Merges softly with the morning mist, Confounding the division between earth and sky. A tropical sun peeps above the sea, Likes what it sees, and hurries up, Wreathed in purple, gold and white, Catching the masthead of an anchored yacht Swinging lazily …
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We had a really mean Mom
“While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, egg and toast. When others had a Pepsi or a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. And you can guess, our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too. Mother insisted on knowing where we …
An Epicurean Poem ( about peace of mind)
Dawn A still, warm, and breathless tropical night, Before the birds awake and fishes stir. There is no breeze or whisper from the palms, Only a gunmetal gloom and swish of waves Gently shifting seaweed on the sand. I lie on a hammock counting intervals Between the flashing lights of marker buoys, …
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The holocaust was not only about Jewish people
When you read about the Holocaust consideration is mainly given to anti-semitism. Added is often the information that “millions of others” were also killed. In reality Nazi racism extended to Roma and Sinti people, (Gypsies, as they are otherwise known). In the former Czechoslovakia 90% of the Roma and Sinti people were murdered, and those …
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