Category Archives: Personal history

LQCs: Preferring Simple Answers to Complex Problems

Posted on Wednesday 8 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

First for today, a blast from the past. From 2009. This is a song from Les Miz, which we watched on PBS last week. Susan Boyle. Watch the clip above from the beginning, until at least about 1:15 when she … Continue reading →

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Music: Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

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Music: Depeche Mode, It Doesn’t Matter

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This past weekend, with family members (and dog) here for the long weekend

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Cooper the Bernedoodle

Posted on Saturday 28 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This weekend we’re being visited by Y’s son M and his wife H from LA, and their dog. I posted on Facebook a couple days ago a concern about what would happen when our three cats experienced a dog for … Continue reading →

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LCQs: Our Eroding Civil Society; Health Update

Posted on Friday 27 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

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Declinists and Decadence: TV/Movies? Science Fiction?

Posted on Monday 23 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Quillette, Kevin Mims, 20 May 2022: Undiminished by Decadence Subtitle: “I grew up in the 1960s and ’70s and I’m happy to report that, for the most part, television and mainstream cinema today are orders of magnitude better than they … Continue reading →

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LQCs: Polarization; Grooming; Sacrifice; Documentary

Posted on Sunday 22 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

My partner had never seen this movie, so we began it last night and will finish tonight. Meanwhile, this week’s issue of The Week has a nice summary, on its “Best columns: The U.S.” page, of this Washington Post opinion … Continue reading →

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