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“Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.”— G.K. Chesterton Dear friends, A short story: The princess kis…
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Nov 16 4
Dear friends, there is a tale: Once a country priest was so rude that when riding his horse on the narrow road, he would shout at passer-bys coming his…
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Oct 14
“The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella; But chiefly on the just, because The unjust hath the just’s umbrella.”― Charles Bowen De…
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Sep 15 2
Dear friends, I am a provincial person. I have lived in New Hampshire for almost my whole life, a few thousand feet from the hospital where I was born.…
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Aug 25 1
Dear friends, Since my baby (Luca Marin — light of the sea) was born I have been tossed ashore of any schedule. Drunk with love, time slips away. Lost …
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Aug 8 1
Once there was a youth named Peter, who had heard the tale of a secret land, the land where no one dies. He repeated this story to his family, but all …
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Jul 26 1
What the Rationalistic World Forgot. the stupor of rationality • stories, building intuition • alchemy, building process • religion, building wonder
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Jul 19 15
Dear friends, There is an old saying: Where the lion’s skin will not reach, there you must patch it out with the fox’s. One must admire the courage of …
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Jul 8
I give some background on my photography editing workflow, and a few recommendations if you’re new to photo editing. I’m not sure what’s useful to tell…
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Jul 6 2
Photography is a magical art and an underrated tool: Combined with modern photo storage it is the biggest boost to memory since the invention of writin…
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Jul 1 5
Dear friends, there is an old tale, Long ago there lived a king who was famed for his grasp of wisdom and gossip, seeming to know all manner of secret …
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Jun 23
Anacharsis the Scythian was once asked, which were more numerous, the living or the dead? He replied, "In which category, then, do you place those sail…
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Jun 13 6
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