by Charles Norman | Dec 12, 2019 | Song of the Day
Before my first trip to Denmark, I consulted a travel website that offered this bit of advice: the Danes do not queue well. I’m happy to report that I observed no instances of improper queueing in Denmark. But the experience of watching lines in Copenhagen inspired me...
by Charles Norman | Dec 10, 2019 | Song of the Day
Crank up the Wayback Machine, Mr. Peabody… My second grade class is visited by a D-List celebrity, a presenter on the local television station. After some exaggerated whimsy about the greatness of her job, she opens the floor for questions. Debbie Cox raises her...
by Charles Norman | Dec 8, 2019 | Song of the Day
Civilization is but a thin veneer stretched across the passions of the human heart. — Bill Moyers Property is theft! — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Ask for work. If they don’t give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take...
by Charles Norman | Dec 6, 2019 | Song of the Day
He thought hopelessly: I am damned already — I may as well go the whole length of my chain… But with open mouth (the time had come) he made one last attempt at prayer, ‘O God, I offer up my damnation to you. Take it. Use it for them,’ and was...
by Charles Norman | Dec 3, 2019 | Song of the Day
Much has been gained if we succeed in turning your hysterical misery into common unhappiness. — Sigmund Freud My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known — no wonder, then, that I return the love. — Søren Kierkegaard I feel like my old self again –...
