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Three Classical Music Selections – Set 1
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Three Classical Music Selections – Set 1

Posted on September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 by Brad Shorr

Here are a few classical selections that I hope will lift your spirits or keep them high! 1. Canon Triplex, Benedetto Marcello. 2. Fuor Di Periglio Di Fiero Artiglio, Duet from Floridante, Handel. 3. All’orror delle procelle, Aria from Riccardo…

Book Review: The Story of the Family
Book Reviews

Book Review: The Story of the Family

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Brad Shorr

Dale Ahlquist, The Story of the Family: G.K. Chesterton on the Only State That Creates And Loves Its Own Citizens Public schools Two-income families Birth Control Abortion Divorce These cultural institutions are so commonplace that, with the exception of abortion,…

Book Review: A Calendar of Wisdom, Written and Selected from the World’s Sacred Texts by Leo Tolstoy, Peter Sekirin, Translator
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Book Review: A Calendar of Wisdom, Written and Selected from the World’s Sacred Texts by Leo Tolstoy, Peter Sekirin, Translator

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 by Brad Shorr

Tolstoy’s last major work was A Calendar of Wisdom, Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul. He wrote many of the sayings, and included or adapted those of many others. Often cited names include Marcus Aurelius, Cicero, Confucius,  Emerson, Goethe, Kant,…

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Random Reflections 10

Posted on May 20, 2022April 2, 2024 by Brad Shorr

There is one type of criticism that is constructive, when people criticize you to help you. There is another type of criticism, when people criticize you to help themselves. The things we hate in other people sometimes turn out to…

Imprisoned by Cell Phones
Culture

Imprisoned by Cell Phones

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Brad Shorr

It came to me in the middle of the night why we are, on the whole, so afraid, so desperately looking for someone to take care of us, so unable to make decisions, so welcoming of the Nanny State, so…

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