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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
I often still read to my son. Yes, he’s eighteen and doesn’t need a bedtime story any more. At least, not one I’d read to him. But I read his history articles and books to him, since his learning disability makes that too time-consuming. He’s in a history seminar about Hitler and Stalin. We’re starting … Continue reading Depressing reading
She’s off in Israel desecrating the Ari’s grave. If she wants to benefit Judaism, I’d suggest she stay home and learn about the actual religion. Aaron’s Rantblog, aka Aaron the Liberal Slayer | Madonna the new Jewish Pope? If there’s one thing Madonna is all about, it’s piety. When she’s not posing naked in unsuccessful … Continue reading Madonna messing with Judaism
Today, all of us bloggers who are remembering the third anniversary of the WTC/Pentagon attacks are remembering it as, of course, a very vivid memory. “Seems like just yesterday,” we say to ourselves, or somesuch. I suddenly find myself equipped with a sufficiently long memory to have accumulated a small handful of similar cultural… yardsticks? … Continue reading What we tell each other
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