Last laugh of the evening
… palestinian-style, via Israellycool: Marwan Barghouti announces his candidacy (AP): “I promise to follow in Abu Amar’s footsteps. He was my muse. That’s right..my muse. No, not moose. This is a moose.”
[1816]
kyô kara wa miru mo ogamu mo kusa no tsuyu from today on to see is to pray… dewdrops in the grass — Issa
I love haiku
I love haiku. Did I tell you that? Well, I do. My favorite poet is Issa, and I just discovered a whole online trove (searchable) of his poems. Go look.
History in the evening
I am getting used to the routine of reading Peter’s history books to him in the evenings. Right now, we are reading about Stalin‘s defense of Moscow against the German attack in October of 1941. Through Stalin’s idiocy, refusal to face reality, and incredible mismanagement, three million Soviet soldiers died between the start of Operation … Continue reading History in the evening
white pebble 