Summery Executions 13.
Summery Executions 13. Everyone has skeletons in their closets, but in Harry's case, these skeletons can turn out to be sword-wielding undeads. Which was why Snape tried so hard to keep them under...
View ArticleUnfortunately, just the song for current Europe E. coli outbreak
In these days of indigestion it is oftentimes a questionAs to what to eat and what to leave alone.Every microbe and bacillus has a different way to kill usAnd in time they all will claim us for their...
View ArticleNot dead yet! Song: THE LISTENERS (Walter de la Mare)
I am planning to return to regular blogging soon with a review of a very nice, recently read novel. Meanwhile, for all lovers of music and good poetry - Berniewahlbrinck wrote music and performed the...
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Review: "The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton
Review: "The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton May contain mild spoilers (~ on the level of the back cover blurb).But first, the approximate blurb from its' translation to Russian: On the eve of the...
View ArticleShould UN Vote for Palestine’s Independence?
I never claimed to be a political expert, but after reading the following and getting the shock of a lifetime, the answer seems obvious. Please, check it out: Palestinian refugees will not become...
View ArticleThe future direction of this lj
Since HP fandom's best bloom has faded, I've been wondering where this lj will go, except occasional new HP post, and decided to ask you, my readers, what would you be most interested in. Some ideas:1)...
View ArticlePoetry Series: my favorite Edwin Robinson's poem, "The Rat"
Edwin Robinson's "Richard Cory" was one of the few poems studied at my high school English lessons. (*). I didn't especially like it, but fortunately decided to look up his other works in my foray into...
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Best Posts Series
Initially proposed as "Weekly Best Posts" feature turned into "Best Posts Series" upon further consideration. Enjoy!FANDOM / LITERATURENewly discovered great blog "Contrary Brin - Speculations on...
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Robert Frost - To a Young Wretch
Happy holidays to everybody, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or the soon-to-be beginning of the calendar New Year! I wanted to share this Robert Frost's poem since it's both on Christmas and,...
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In Memory of Wislawa Szymborska (1923 – 2012)
Note: poems' excerpts and 2 songs are at the end. My favorite poetess, Wislawa Sz., died on 1.2.12 and, as a symbolic gesture to honor the deceased, I hope this post will help somebody discover her...
View Articleyesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel
"Words fail me, but I must write, I must. I ask you not to forget the deceased. I beg and implore you to avenge our blood, to take vengeance upon the ruthless criminals whose cruel hand has deprived us...
View ArticleBest Posts Series
One of plusses of posting infrequently is that with pass of time one can judge better what's worthy to be included. Enjoy and I would love to hear which categories interest you the most! LITERATURE...
View ArticleBest Posts Series § 3
Best Posts Series § 3LITERATURE & WRITING TIPS On escaping one's context with help of old books. "We acknowledge the ideas of prior cultures relied on their context, but we willfully ignore our own...
View ArticleHow much should US intervene?
Today I read one US citizen commenting that US's role as the force for good, a stabilizing force in the world, has been unprecedented in world history and good both for US and the world. Since WW2...
View ArticleWith Olympics returns the memory of Munich attack
David Clay Large, a historian of modern Germany, has written about the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Munich under Nazi rule, and, most recently, published a book about the 1972 Olympic Games. I listened to (22...
View ArticleRecommended Books of 2011!
Yes, I know it's closer to the 2012's end. Anyway, this is the 4th year of my Books of the Year lists. Ever pitied the time wasted on not good enough books? After many books will appear a short...
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