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Pt.3 Where I come to understand that to not know something is divine In an article by Farrar (look for it in the “Critical Review”) I read...

Pt. 2 Don’t believe all that is said about Poland In an article from the Journal of Democracy, I read that perhaps the western press has e...

Pt.1 We talk because we don’t have time to pick nits I spent the afternoon reacquainting myself with the feel of paper and the smell of in...

So maybe China is not the only place where traffic has had a pernicious influence on daily life. The WashPost has an article on DC week-end ...

Maybe I’ve not seen my share of road rage in the States, or witnessed traffic patterns in remote corners of the globe, but I am fairly convi...

If the Finns cannot express anger, does that make them more prone to suicide, alcoholism and depression? What happens when a nation practice...

With the last class over for the week, my spring break has begun. Some students stock up on sun screen, others on printer paper (conversatio...

Thanks to all readers who wrote with deep concern and regret over what happened to the car (post March 7, below). [sample email: “eek!” “I f...

As May 1st draws near –the day 10 more countries, including Poland, officially become part of the EU- the number of articles in the press me...

There are people who do not think about retirement. They never want to not go to work. As long as the feet move and the mind stays on track...

I take back my friendly notes on your warm and fuzzy approach to helping those in trouble (see post below, March 7). You are MEAN! I have a ...

My Polish friend and reader asks if I knew of the fact that the Slow Food organization now has a Polish chapter. I did not. But my respect...

As you can see from the title, I have reached new levels of google paranoia. Yesterday I attended a fascinating lecture on Europe’s react...

I met a lawyer today who is a mystery writer on the side. That seems almost mundane and therefore uninteresting, but just to get your attent...

This new feature will give you an idea of the type of people who write to me. I’m not talking about blog reader email and I’m not talking ab...

We ask this about people such as Schindler – who risked his life to save Jews from extermination during World War II. Schindler’s List com...

I’ve come to appreciate that in the suburbs, waking up to the gentle twitter of birds really should be translated as waking up to the scream...

Remembering today the Les Mis lyrics: “ Drink with me to days gone by, Can it be you fear to die? Will the world remember you When you...

[statement of intent: I am going to continue with my determination (see Saturday post) to favor text over visuals in the blog, but this post...

Meet Krtek, hero of Saturday's post (see below), the mild-mannered bandit that stole my calm over the week-end. Why did I fail to p...