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RHYTHMOCATECHISM Just when you think you know everything, you discover something new to you, and you are reminded just how much information is out there. No one can know everything, nor should one want to just for the sake of humility. A few days ago I learned about rhythmocatechism by way of my holocaust research.Continue reading “12 de Agosto 2021”

FELIX UNGER Remember Felix? Felix is the neat-freak character in the 1970’s sitcom who, thrown out along with his frying pan by his wife, takes up residence with his long-time friend, Oscar Madison, a sportswriter with a pronounced proclivity for disorder. All of us, I suppose, have an inclination toward one of these two positionsContinue reading “11 de Agosto 2021”

HEADLIGHTS A strange topic, I know but it does have something to do with my thoughts today. Really. Tonight, from my apartment I can see a steady stream of automobile headlights from one window and from another I can see tail lights. These streams of white (with some exceptions) and red can easily mesmerize meContinue reading “9 de Agosto 2021”

CHILDREN AND CHURCH Today is Sunday. Feliz Domingo. Bon dimanche. Happy Sunday. I went to the 9 AM Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmen right here in my neighborhood in Panama City, Panama. It’s a neighborhood parish, a Carmelite Parish and a tourist parish all in one beautiful church. While IContinue reading “8 de Agosto 2021”

DOGS “Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards” – Diogenes “[The Dog] distinguishes the face of a friend and of an enemy only by the criterion of knowing and not knowing. And must not an animal be a lover of learning who determines what he likes and dislikes by the testContinue reading “7 de Agosto 2021”

PERSPECTIVE Perspective comes to mind this morning because yesterday was a particular defeat. Two plans did not come to fruition: 1.) An appointment with a medical internist; 2.) A visit from a friendly electrician. Here in Panama lots of medical appointments are made through what I think is a third- party website. For example, IContinue reading “4 de Agosto 2021”

PLACES Before I forget them, I should list the places where I have lived. Eventually they might be referenced in later missives. I’m going to try to list them in somewhat of a chronological order. Once listed, the place will not be relisted if I lived there several times. Grand Forks, North Dakota Missoula, MontanaContinue reading “3 de Agosto 2021”

SLEEP Yesterday, Sunday, I took a nap. I regretted it when I woke up this morning at 4 AM. I knew better than that. I knew that napping on Sunday afternoon would potentially rob me of a deep sleep during the night. Hélas! When will I learn? I have always been a good sleeper. NotContinue reading “2 Agosto 2021”

LEARNING A LANGUAGE Being in Panama now, I have to learn and relearn some basic Spanish. And so, why not start this second missive with a number and a month. Easy enough…in writing, but I assure you that calling this day 1 de agosto would come much more slowly from my mouth or enter intoContinue reading “1 de agosto 2021”