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Six months after our last visit we returned to the South Downs Way, continuing the tradition of celebrating Tracy’s birthday on this particular trail. Despite threatened blizzards and deluges in the run-up to departure, the weather proved comparatively benign. Sun was in rather short supply, but we managed to dodge most of the showers and…
Romain Gary (1914-1980) was born Roman Leibovich Kacew in Vilnius, then part of the Russian Empire. His parents, both Jewish, divorced in 1925. After periods in Moscow and Warsaw, he and his mother arrived in Nice. He studied law before joining the French Air Force in 1938, training as a pilot. Following the French Armistice…
An occasional scrapbook, wherein I shall collect and reflect on some of the more egregious abuses of this appalling United States Government. The entries are in reverse order, so the newest are at the top. Exhibit 6: The letter to the Finnish Prime Minister: January 2026 This is the authentic text of a letter sent…
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