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Further thoughts on exhaustion and stress . . . the breakup of the Beatles???
I have been a fan of the Beatles probably since about 1979 or so. During that time I have heard a lot about them. One of the things was all sorts of things about their breakup. I’ve heard of all … Continue reading
A fictional conversation about the killing of George Floyd – the problem of accusation and proof
Some time ago I had a conversation with someone about the killing of George Floyd. Later, I began to expand the thoughts and created a fictional conversation that, I think, is quite interesting. Of course, all this is based on … Continue reading
Posted in Accusation and proof, Current affairs and events, Hatred, the hatist mentality, dislike of people, conflict between people, etc., Law and legal stuff, Modern world, life, and society, Other stuff, People, The U.S. and American society, Twenty first century and post cold war society
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Thoughts on the three most influential men in my life and their significance to me – Newton, Freud, St. Antony – and the “great inquiry”
In my life there have been three influential men in my life. Initially, I thought this meant nothing significant but that they only had a quality that influenced me for some reason. But now, after all these years, I tend to think … Continue reading
Interesting facts about St. Bruno, the Carthusians, and the Carthusian Order
The Carthusian Order is a Roman Catholic monastic order of hermit monks founded by St. Bruno of Cologne in 1084. Here is a link to a site about the Carthusians: http://www.chartreux.org/ A wonderful movie has been made which depicts life at … Continue reading
Thoughts on some remarks from a speech by Hillary Clinton – more aspects of feminism
Thirty of so years ago I began to hear all these weird claims from a group of people called ‘feminists’. The claims they made were so absurd and ridiculous that they were almost unbelievable. Despite the fact that they were … Continue reading
Some quotes from ‘Eikon Basilike’
Chapter 1 – Upon His Majesties calling this last Parliament This last Parliament I called, not more by others advice, and necessity of My affaires, then by My owne choice and inclination; who have always thought the right way of … Continue reading
Thoughts on King Charles I and his refusal to deal with Parliament – the problem with decision making assemblies
I must admit that I would be very upset with Parliament if I was in a similar position that King Charles I was in. I can definately relate to his refusal to deal with Parliament that led to his ‘personal … Continue reading
Interesting facts about King Charles I
Appearance: He was 4’-8” tall at his coronation in 1626. His tallest height was 5’-4” tall, which was somewhat short for the times. They say he had chestnut color hair, which is sort of a brownish red. The paintings of … Continue reading
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Some initial thoughts on the point of view taken in ‘Eikon Basilike’ – revealing the character of King Charles I
(Title page to the ‘Eikon Basilike’) Supposedly, the ‘Eikon Basilike’ was written by King Charles I to describe his situation that led to and took place in the English Civil War. There is much speculation if he had written it … Continue reading
Did King Charles I write the ‘Eikon Basilike’?
(The frontispiece to Eikon Basilike) My feelings is that he did. I was always under the impression that he wrote the separate chapters individually over a long period of time. These separate chapters were then compiled and put in order by someone … Continue reading
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