Monthly Archives: January 2018

RIO

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

“As it is in Rome, it is in Athens also.” Pliny the Elder Rio Excerpt from Ploughshares Literary Journal – Posted in Reading Author: Lucas Iberico Lozada |  Jan 22, 2018 But by the time I returned to Brazil in … Continue reading →

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More White Tonight, No End In Sight.

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

news@thelocal.se @thelocalsweden 31 January 2018 How much snow is too much snow for biking to work? Photo: Hossein Salmanzadeh/TT A shivering mix of snow and wind is set to hit Sweden in the coming days, with meteorologists saying one region … Continue reading →

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Snowed In

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

It snows, then melts And then it freezes Non believers turn to Jesus, We’ll attend church once – or twice If you will stop This Goddamned ice! 25 Jan 2018 Warnings for severe weather are in place across most of … Continue reading →

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Snow Depth

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Sweden’s snow depth sets new seasonal record. news@thelocal.se @thelocalsweden      22 January 2018   10:40 CET+01:00 Most of Sweden, apart from the very far south and the west coast, was covered in snow on Monday morning – but meteorologists advised snow lovers to … Continue reading →

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Swedish National Police chief: Murder levels must come down

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

No good deed goes unpunished. Swedish National Police chief: Murder levels must come downnews@thelocal.se @thelocalsweden      21 January 2018 Forty-three people were shot to death in Sweden in 2017 and the new year has not shown many signs of improvement. Responding … Continue reading →

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surstrmming

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

https://www.thelocal.se/20170816/surstrmming-what-you-need-to-know-before-trying-swedens-fermented-herring

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Swedish Gospel

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

       It had snowed for 40 days and 40 nights in Sweden. Most Swedes had given up on religion a long time ago, but Noah kept the faith. It was the time of the great white – the time of … Continue reading →

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Shovelling Snow in Sweden – Part 2 – Wednesday

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

Wednesday –Still snowing, another couple inches last night, and non stop all day. How old do you have to be when you get a free pass from shovelling? Ninety would surely do it. Maybe less? It’s interesting growing old. Full … Continue reading →

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Shoveling Snow in Sweden – Part 1 – Tuesday

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

I’ve had a cold these last 2 weeks. Going on a third. The weather is shit, as it often is in Sweden. Lots of snow and shovelling. 80 years old, with cold I can’t seem to shake. I feel like … Continue reading →

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A foolish man

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Bruce Louis Dodson

A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause Speech without profit Change without  progress Inquiry without object Putting trust in a stranger Mistaking enemies for friends.                                                                            Sudi Arabian Proverb

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