Sometimes I review books. My task is to read them and see if they’re good enough to publish in foreign languages. Some books are easy to get a feeling for and those which are not appropriate are rapidly set aside. Some books are quite good and I will read...
Robert’s Blog
Where Robert’s posts are stored
Bad Day Today
Most mornings I wake up feeling good and confident that something good is going to happen. But this morning I woke up with the idea that something bad was happening somewhere and that I would have to deal with it. Naturally, being the paranoid I am, this had me...
The Only Dependable Resource
OK, the title is a bit presumptuous, I know. However, in this time of intense crisis as we sink into a global depression every bit as serious as the 1930’s, we are forced to look at ourselves to see what we realistically need to survive. My conclusion is there...
Changes
I don’t like changes. I want things and people to be stable, dependable, always the same, always happy and above all, always alive. Death is not an option with me. Although I have no problem with dying, no one around me, no one I love, is allowed to die...
Knowing Others
How do I know other people? This question hung over me the other day. Actually, I had many questions floating around in my subconscious, but the feeling of doubt about my (or for that matter, anyone’s) capacity to know others impacted me deeply. I was scanning the many hundreds...
A Thanksgiving Day Surprise
Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the USA. It is a holiday that was created to honor the people that settled in the USA from Europe. As I am a vegetarian, the traditional turkey dinner does not appeal to me. However, as it is a peaceful holiday I took...