How blogs can be subversive
I am a complete newcomer to blogging; I have never blogged before, and until recently I hardly knew what blogging was. That I am now writing my first blog (if that is an accurate description of what I...
View ArticleRemembering Murray Blair
I saw an obituary on Murray Blair in yesterday’s Times Union that listed his many accomplishments. I met him only once, and found him engaging and a person of great substance. I had heard a rumor that...
View ArticleWhat I learned from blogging
I gave a talk to an Albany group that came to Florida last week to see four operas at the Sarasota Opera. The group is organized by Peter Haley, who organizes the Siena Opera Club, based at Siena...
View ArticleFinally, good news from Afghanistan
There have been no battlefield victories against the Taliban but they have been forced into a defensive position, from a most unexpected quarter. The wife of the new president, Ashraf Ghani, has been...
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