Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- A Holocaust Has Many Fingerprints.
- Interesting: Italy may be in better financial shape than the US.
- In bi-partisan agreement - Americans agree that universities need to get their act together. But is as simple as it seems?
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and today I'd like to remember a hero you might not know - or not know was both a Holocaust victim (his father died at Auschwitz) and a hero.
Marcel Marceau was renown as perhaps the foremost mime in the world. But during World War II he also led hundreds of Jewish children to safety in Switzerland as a member of the French Resistance. He also almost single-handedly got 30 Germans to surrender by pretending to be the advance guard of a much bigger French force.
You can read about his heroic exploits here.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
In the old days when SNL was funny it would almost be guaranteed that there would be a spoof of the Springsteen / Jeep commercial. I'd be surprised if they went there today... Heh heh - NFL 2021 Bad Lip Reading... Not sure about you but I'm not paying any attention to the "Second Impeachment Trial." Not worthy of my time nor attention. The exception is any Republican Congressman or Senator who goes along with this sham. That I will pay attention to and remember... I've avoided reading this book for some time. Probably for the same reason I've never seen Schindler's List. I don't want to put myself through that emotional trauma. To understand where I'm coming from - I choked up in tears just walking through the Holocaust Memorial in Boston. But time to get over that. Ordering the book today... In the old days (meaning just 2 or 3 years ago) after the Super Bowl I would be counting the days until Spring Training. Not this year. Kind of could care less....
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
I have to admit I've been having these "Good German" thoughts recently as well. The Voltaire quote that keeps me up at night recently is, "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Very true - as unfortunately we are re-learning... Isn't it about time for society to change the word to "womenstrate?" Or would that offend the "men can have periods too" crowd?... How is this not a regular winter festival... Beats at the Heart of Chaos would be a good name for a band or a retro Beatnik coffee bar... Heh Heh... Perspective - if you had a minute of silence for each person killed in the Holocaust you would have to be silent for eleven and a half years... Once you hear his music - you never go back... Haven't played fantasy football or baseball in over a year but if I do again then Schtup with People will probably be my team name... The death toll from the "cure" may be worse than the disease. Not mentioned in the article - the word "suicides."...
