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Quote of the moment Vol.2

“We have had no good comic operas of late, because the real world has been more comic than any possible opera.” – Illustrated London News, Jan. 17, 1931 G. K. Chesterton

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"I am the last monarch of the old world. As Emperor, it is my duty to protect my peoples from their politicians" -Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria-Hungary

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In Which we Open March 2026 with Hope! A better future for Iran is at hand?

Hello, my dear reader of the present post, and my good friend! Happy month of March! And happy Tuesday! How are you, today? How have you been? As for me, I am quite okay. I slept through most of yesterday, felt sleepy after a doctor appointment with not so great news. Perhaps a reason I wanted that rest, as I did feel exhausted with the relatively bad news. It is not exactly too bad, neither unexpected, it is just weight gain above average for the months. After a good season of losing weight consistently and quite strongly, life resumes its course. I underwent the bariatric surgery and I thought that was it forever. For better or worse, that is not the case. My stomach is fortunately smaller, and it does require extra care, but mostly, apart from that, now I eat and feel no pain, snacks return to be a source of comfort and good texture. That is not exactly all for the best. The discomfort was an imposed brake, and without that, at times, I don't know exactly when to stop. Every inc...

In Which we Wrap up November 2023: A musical Retrospective

In Which we Have a nice Tablecloth and 500 grams of Sugar

In Which we Remember and Praise Empire Earth

In Which I journal a bit further! Life stuff and writing for amusement and work

In Which The Season is for Celebrating! And other topics of talking

In Which We have a Happy Thanksgiving 2023, and how Madame Du Barry was not well portrayed in my favorite movie

In Which We Discuss some 18th century Thinkers and their ideas

In Which I conquer Roma as the Byzantines, and other stories

In Which I go Back to the drawing board with the Byzantine Dream

In Which we have not the most auspicious start to November…