austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: November 2013
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Wednesday, November 06, 2013. I have always liked Consumer Reports. I think I still do.but! I received notice in snail mail that my subscription was up. Fair enough. I don't like to send money or checks by snail mail and echecking seems to get mixed up because I cannot send the return stub back. Somehow, just using the account number doesn't work. Get a user id, and password, and pay for my subscription)? Boy was I ...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: The meaning of Christmas
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-meaning-of-christmas.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Thursday, December 18, 2014. The meaning of Christmas. What is the meaning of Christmas? Simply put,it's about innocence, and if the whole story is considered, the betrayal of innocence. We tend to focus on one part at a time, Good Friday celebrating the betrayal. Justice assumed is the betrayal of innocence. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The meaning of Christmas. Page views all time. Levi, J.- Septimania.
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: May 2013
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2013_05_01_archive.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Friday, May 24, 2013. A British soldier is hacked to death by an extremist. A reaction, aired on CNN, from a friend simply condemns the British government and its continued involvement in the war in Afghanistan. "All war involves killing, and the government is to blame for the tragedy! There is no condemnation of the hackers' actions. That is what should happen. No one should be excused for murder. Murderers...Weari...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: Reading List- 2012
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/p/smithm.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Smith,M.R.-The Memoir Project. Berkus,R.-To Heal Again. Lamott,A.-Hard Laughter. Chilton,B.-Rabbi Jesus. Hoffman,C.-The Hoop and the Tree. Blake,S.-The Postmistress. Towles,A.-Rules of Civility. Obrect,T.-Tiger's Wife. Alexander,E.-Proof of Heaven. Hood,B-The Self Illusion. Gilbert,E.-Eat, Pray,Love. Lanier, J.-You are not a gadget. Lahiri,J- the namesake. Borg,M-The First Paul:. Collins, S.- Hunger Games.
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: Veni Sancte Spiritus
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2015/04/veni-sancte-spiritus.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Thursday, April 02, 2015. Little did we know about the politics of change. We did not appreciate the depths of the old roots. Like playing follow the leader, we accepted celibacy as part of the terms of our service. “Promitto” “I promise” we responded when asked in Latin if we would be faithful and obedient to the Bishop and his successors. Why wouldn’t we accept celibacy? Within a few months, I was ordained a deaco...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: September 2013
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2013_09_01_archive.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Friday, September 27, 2013. After two and a half weeks, I finally feel like my journey to the Mediterranean Sea area is complete. My daughter and grandson arrived home on Tuesday night, and I visited them the past couple of days. Baby Khaled, speaking the universal language of smiles and cheer, squeals and infant sounds has proven to be a great ambassador to Turkey and Tunisia. Monday, September 23, 2013. There were...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: January 2014
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2014_01_01_archive.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Thursday, January 16, 2014. CNN Money has an article about "Foreclosures hitting a six year low" emphasizing "And it's coming at a good time as home prices rebound. 'There is unprecedented demand from institutional investors willing to pay with cash to buy at the foreclosure auction, helping to raise the value of properties with a foreclosure filing in 2013 by an average of 10% nationwide,' said Blomquist.". Joseph ...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: Books
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/p/books.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Moby Dick and All things Shining. I understand now why this book was so difficult. Melville is close to Shakespeare in his poetic style and word usage. He has great soliloquies and displays wonderful passion, and profound darkness in this great tragedy even as he describes the qualities of whiteness as applied to Moby Dick. The authors of ATS interpret Melville as a way to put meaning back into life by accepting all...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: Resurrection required?
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2015/04/resurrection-required.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Wednesday, April 01, 2015. If you follow the story in the gospel of the author called Mark, there are parables, events, miracles, and relationships. He ends it with the story about Jesus being seen by the women in his life, some disciples that are not too well known and finally by the apostles who traveled with him most of the time. New endings are written every day as people encounter and survive tragedies. New...
austerlitzphil.blogspot.com
AUSTERLITZ: The House
http://austerlitzphil.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-house.html
Some fun, some challenges, walk in another's shoes, sharing a viewpoint, it is done here. Wednesday, April 01, 2015. The frustrated anxious realtor brought us to the last house of the day. “This house has been on the market a while,” she said. “I haven’t seen it yet, but it’s old.”. 8220;We seal that off in the winter,” Howard said. “In the summer, there is a fan to cool the attic.”. 8220;Is the space usable? 8221; I asked. 8220; Phyllis told her. The kitchen, where the roast was baking had a new linoleu...