July 21, 1899 –Ernest Hemingway was born on this date. He was young at the time of his birth. It was fine to be young. He drove an ambulance in World War I. It wasn’t called World War I then. It was just called the war. It was one of those times when people shotContinue reading “Courage is grace under pressure”
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Saluting our neighbors to the North
As always, your friends from the ACME Corp would like to salute our friends in Canada on Canada Day. Canada is the second-largest nation in the world. It is not part of the United States – (it’s the U.S.‘ nicer sister, not dissing Mexico, the U.S.’ feistier sister.) A little jewel sitting at the topContinue reading “Saluting our neighbors to the North”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
September 24, 1896 ––… Writers aren’t exactly people… they’re a whole bunch of people trying to be one person.. On this date in 1896, a young woman in Minnesota gave birth to a depressive, witty young alcoholic named Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He did poorly in school and went off to train for war inContinue reading “F. Scott Fitzgerald”
Ernest Hemingway
July 21, 1899 –Ernest Hemingway was born on this date. He was young at the time of his birth. It was fine to be young. He drove an ambulance in World War I. It wasn’t called World War I then. It was just called the war. It was one of those times when people shotContinue reading “Ernest Hemingway”
The longest way round is the shortest way home
Happy Bloomsday! June 16, 1904 –If you notice English majors greeting one another joyously, saying “Yes – yes – yes!” they’ll titter. It will all be terrific fun for them. And here’s the reason why: Today is the date on which all the events depicted in James Joyce’s famous novel Ulysses take place — evenContinue reading “The longest way round is the shortest way home”
… Buried with a stake of holly through his heart …
December 17, 1843 (there is some controversy concerning this actual date, some sources place it on the 19th of December.) – Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol on this date. Dickens wrote the novel after his first commercial failure. His previous novel, Martin Chuzzlewit had flopped, and he was suddenly strapped for cash. Martin ChuzzlewitContinue reading “… Buried with a stake of holly through his heart …”
The Haus of Dcaligari 