Churchill this semester

My reward for Peter’s last-semester class in Hitler and Stalin (in-depth WWII studies) is this semester’s class on Churchill. So nice not to have to watch the development of mass-murderers from childhood on up. Instead of watching as Stalin has all his best friends killed and Hitler grabs for power, I watch the life of Continue reading Churchill this semester

Writer Beware

Writer Beware — a page of good and specific information designed to help you avoid publishing scams that feed especially upon the novice, unpublished writer.

Gray day

Another gray day, another gray week ahead, and now the television is assuring me that “my whole-grain life is about to begin.” They say this, too, like it’s a good thing. I look upon the adjective “refined” as a desirable word, especially when modifying the noun “flour.” Hey, our ancestors ate that way because they Continue reading Gray day

My new handle

Evidently, my new Hebrew name of Ananya (it means “cloud of God”) isn’t a good enough hacker handle, according to this place: I wonder if the rabbis at my Beth Din will accept “Backdoor Oddity X”? :python: