Monthly Archives: November 2016

Observing Sweden – Labor

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Taken from:  The Local(news@thelocal.se) Photo by John Boyer Sweden has worst skills gap in global survey Published on: 18 Oct 2016 11:48 CET   Sweden has overtaken the United States as the country most in need of skilled workers, a … Continue reading →

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Old Age Again — Part 1

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Old Age Again  — Part 1 It’s not a man cave. ‘Study’ sounds pretentious for a stairway leading up from the garage. The Crow’s Nest. I’ve been doing repairs these last weeks. A fifty year old lamp I like that … Continue reading →

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What should we do? – Paris Review

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

What should we do? The answer seems clear. We should wake up. Let this election of Donald Trump call forth a great awakening. Specifically, I call on people like me—soft white liberal upper-middle-class college types—to get off their asses, our … Continue reading →

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The Bitch From Borlänge – An Apology

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

The Bitch From Borlänge – An Apology Postcard from Ellie: I’m so sorry there has been a pause in our story. We’ve had our first snow here in Sweden and I’ve been busy tracking the wild moose and also mountain … Continue reading →

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Talking During the Commercials – by Hal Sirowitz

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

    Taken From Writer’s Almanac Talking During the Commercials by Hal Sirowitz   It seems like the commercials are getting longer, Father said, & the shows are getting shorter. This is the fourth one in a row. Don’t they … Continue reading →

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The things You Can’t depend On

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

The things You Can’t depend On: Good as gold I’ve been watching gold . . . for the last 30 years—longer than that. My first awareness of gold was in a silversmithing class I took in college. Students could by … Continue reading →

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Observing America – From Sweden

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

  Thoughts in Passing —Two Days After The Election Swedish News The Day Before Election (A nightmare, or the first woman?) Seems to me we’ve had a bloodless, blue-collar revolution. No guns fired. A large number of angry people of … Continue reading →

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Observing Sweden – Winter 2016

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Winter came early  to Sweden this year. Frank Frazetta – 1972

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Poem by Billy Collins

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Fell in love with this one posted in Writer’s Almanac today. Billy Collins 1960 by Billy Collins In the old joke, the marriage counselor tells the couple who never talks anymore to go to a jazz club because at a … Continue reading →

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