Monthly Archives: July 2018

Its High Phrases Acted Like the Music of Armies

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Young Cromwell in early boyhood received this Calvinist or Puritan spirit, in part no doubt from his parents, in part from the group of townsmen in Huntingdon with whom they were connected; but especially from the … Continue reading →

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The Rule(s) of Three

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Why do so many things come at us in threes? Perhaps I should not put it that way.  To me it is less that the world is ordered into threes than it is that our minds may be … Continue reading →

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The Dog that Didn’t Bark, con’t.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Being able to spot a fake news story is a valuable skill but truly “fake” news is a somewhat overblown issue.  Media literacy nowadays is at least as much a matter of what Sherlock Holmes termed “the dog … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Two Elsewhere Links

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A friend of UR posts at a different site and sometimes his thoughts seem in line with the UR vibe. So FWIW here are two: –a post on diversity as experienced in the vicinity of Harvard Square, and … Continue reading →

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