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Posted by on Feb 24, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Politics, What's Left | 1 comment

Mind-Boggling American Misconceptions on the Russia-Ukraine War

 

 

We’re less than 24-hours into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and already the level of mass ignorance on this subject has reached epidemic proportions.

So typical, especially of many Americans who apparently have never cracked open a history book, or come within thousands of miles of Eastern Europe, or ever heard of the longstanding acrimony between these two nations/peoples, or ever talked to a real Russian or a Ukrainian, here’s an important lesson:

*Getting your talking points from Facebook memes and useful idiot commentators on FOX amounts to a willful disregard of facts.*

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Posted by on Feb 23, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Politics | 0 comments

Outlier Thinking on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

 

 

I find it very puzzling that so much of the world is holding its collective breath right now, but there’s been relatively little discussion about the (imminent) Russian invasion of Ukraine and/or Ukrainian territories.

Does anyone care? Is the public so fatigued by foreign conflicts that we don’t recognize a major transgression? Do we ignore global events until they reach our doorstep? I’ll be kind and ascribe widespread American apathy to this conflict being complicated. I also presume we might agree that other nations (including the U.S.) can do little to stop the incursion. Nonetheless, it’s important to try and understand things.

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Posted by on Jan 19, 2022 in Blog, Personal, Travel | 4 comments

Marieta Dalla, Bruxelles (1992)

 

 

This is one of my favorite photos of Marieta.

I snapped this one of her shortly after we were married (1992). We were driving through Brussels, Belgium, and spotted a patch of flowers in a city park on a spring day.

Fortunately, I still had film left in the camera. Remember those times?

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Posted by on Dec 10, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

Movie Review: House of Gucci

 

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Watching House of Gucci reminded me of the Dynasty and Dallas rage during the late-1970s. Seeing the rich and powerful backstabbing each with while wallowing in the misery of their own doing makes for gloriously addictive entertainment.

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