Entries from August 2009

Pointe du Hoc Speech

Date August 25, 2009

“Today, as forty years ago, our armies are here for only one purpose- to protect and defend democracy. The only territories we hold are the graveyards where our heroes rest.” Peggy Noonan is a great writer, a writer that loves her own work and doesn’t want anyone to touch it, edit it, change it. Every [...]

Shel Silverstein Genius

Date August 24, 2009

I am feeling like this today and thinking and thanking Shel Silverstein for his genius on paper.

The Thorny Tree of Knowledge

Date August 16, 2009

It was too difficult to see the label of the tree since it was several meters away and there were “keep off the grass” signs around it. Nevertheless, the thick thorns were very visible. I wonder what kind of tree this is- or is it an overgrown bush? Next door was an interesting sculpture on [...]