StrongMen Saturday January 8, 2022 Item - In her book “Strongmen” Mussolini to the Present, author Ruth Ben-Ghiat outines one of the characteristics of authoritarians is their ability to play the victim. Hitler did it and Trump has done it to a … [Continue reading] about Day 354 – Is This Really Happening?
Day 352 – Jan 6th
Squeeze Box Sale Thurday January 6th, 2021 It was one year ago today. The most telling thing I saw about it today was a montage of what was going on at the Capital and what Trump was saying. As the fighting was going on he was talking about … [Continue reading] about Day 352 – Jan 6th
Mayan Glyphs #1
Saturday Jan 8, 2022 I have been trying to learn the glyphs for many years. I have rededicated myself to doing so, by spending 20 minutes a day studying them. I have been using Scott A. J. Johnson’s “Translating Maya Hieroglyphs” as my … [Continue reading] about Mayan Glyphs #1
Day 341 – Do Women Have Rights?
Late Night DancingIn The Jordan Desert Sunday December 26, 2021 Happy St Stephen’s Day! In oral arguments about the Mississippi law designed to skirt Federal law and to allow vigilantes to hunt down women who are pregnant seeking an abortion … [Continue reading] about Day 341 – Do Women Have Rights?
Dance Platforms
My friend, Catherine, asked me to get some photos of the dance platform in the center of The Cross Group in Palenque, Mexico, which I did. What follows are some thoughts and comments about dance platforms. First off, I don’t think we know that … [Continue reading] about Dance Platforms