tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post8016885846358512107..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: SnowstoriesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-54995715914033595032016-12-25T23:51:15.893+00:002016-12-25T23:51:15.893+00:00Must head over your way to read that, Josie. By th...Must head over your way to read that, Josie. By the way I think Janne Teller's Nothing as well as her passport-version War should be distributed in all schools (Nothing is very definitely for teenagers only, but also adults). So many issues to set young minds racing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-30003786287469572102016-12-25T22:02:34.850+00:002016-12-25T22:02:34.850+00:00I also turned to Hardy's poem The Darkling Thr...I also turned to Hardy's poem The Darkling Thrush. It was three years ago and I was contemplating an onslaught of Great War history, memorabilia and commentary. http://www.josieholford.com/a-darkling-year-or-joy-illimited/ Seems like a time of sweetness and light compared to the prospects right now. Josie Holfordhttp://www.josieholford.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-80804405808114388492016-12-24T14:45:01.145+00:002016-12-24T14:45:01.145+00:00I shall, Sue: knocking off duties shortly, and not...I shall, Sue: knocking off duties shortly, and not evading responsible reads,,, And I don't doubt it about the dark time, which 2016 properly unveiled (though the summer of 2015 was a horror worldwide). The abyss has opened, and we must struggle with all our might not to fall into it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-71472593301982257622016-12-24T14:39:59.168+00:002016-12-24T14:39:59.168+00:00A lovely poem to close the post. On other matters,...A lovely poem to close the post. On other matters, we are in for a very long dark time worldwide. Do read that Krugman article I sent on.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-70739373221537239892016-12-24T14:25:34.386+00:002016-12-24T14:25:34.386+00:00'In the past' going back as far as the Thi...'In the past' going back as far as the Thirty Years War and WWs I and II, no doubt. You have lived through worse; I haven't. The rise of the right and the threat to the peace project of Europe from Putin are very real dangers. I admit Trump might not make it to office and certainly won't last, but how much damage can he do? And now the Israel settlement question promises an even bigger flare-up in the Middle East than usual.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-27132001733413180682016-12-24T14:15:45.990+00:002016-12-24T14:15:45.990+00:00It seems likely that our present time is no worse ...It seems likely that our present time is no worse than many times in the past, and probably in many ways far better. The difference now is that through the internet and 24 hour news we know of all the problems and it worries us, and because it worries most people the worries spread.David Damantnoreply@blogger.com