Monthly Archives: August 2015

Amber’s Swedish History – Chapter 14

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

(Click on photos to enlarge.) It’s been a while since my last history post. I’ve taken a lot of time off this summer – a Swedish tradition. So . . . Where was I? Gustav II Adolf 1549 – 1632. … Continue reading →

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Friday

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Friday at Last I sent out invitations to summon guests. I collected together All my friends. Loud talk And simple feasting Discussion of philosophy Investigation of subtleties. Tongues lessened And minds at one. Cheng-Kung Sui

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New Orleans Birthday

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Taken From Writer’s Almanac 25 August. On this day in 1718, French immigrants founded the city of New Orleans. Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville named the new settlement for Philippe II, the Duke of Orléans. The duke was the regent … Continue reading →

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All Great Men

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Names and faces “Great men are almost always bad men.” Quote: John Dalbergd-Acton, a historian, been dead a hundred years now. His definition had nothing to do with morality, wisdom, or great accomplishments. He was thinking of ‘great’ in terms … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wall

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Grafitti on remaining section of wall. 20 Anniversary of the fall – 2011 (Click to enlarge) Construction of the Berlin Wall began on this date – 1961. After World War II. Berlin lay completely within Soviet territory, but it was … Continue reading →

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Handyman by Barton Sutter

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

  I can’t resist reposting this from Writer’s Almanac. Sounds so much like life. Handyman by Barton Sutter The morning brought such a lashing rain I decided I might as well stay inside And tackle those jobs that had multiplied … Continue reading →

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Observing Amsterdam – Part 6

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Took one last walkabout this afternoon. Guy in the photo shown below is here each year. Thought he was drunk first time I saw him wheeling crazily around the street between surprised pedestrians. You’d swear he was about to crash, … Continue reading →

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