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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

Highlighted Quotes That Caught my Attention At The Moment

"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 one can still feel the cold steel of the Dell brand laptop...

Good evening, kind friend, dear reader of this present post! How are you? I hope you have been well? Of course, do let me know! And how is the weather? Much to my relief, where I am at, it is still partially winter, it has been hard to say when winter will end and I would be certain it is spring. It did not rain as much in this season, alas, and I adore the rain.  I did not have the most productive of days yesterday, the last Saturday of September 2026. In fact, I was exhausted, I slept through most of it. And, what else to do? I could not bring myself on doing anything. No desire to engage in any game, no mindspace for drawing, and I could not write either. I just slept. A dear friend mentioned perhaps I needed the extra sleep, so it is what it is.  I was thinking of a song, which is the one part of the piece of Pelleas et Melisande, this time done by my favorite composer, Gabriel Faure. The Sicilienne part, probably one of my favorite pieces of music ever. Fun how it works, ...

In Which We Wrap Up 2023, and glimpse at 2024

In Which we have the Garden of Hopes and the bag of Joy

In Which I recap some of 2023... A harsh year

In Which Anxiety cannot wash away my love for Christmas... But still Anxiety came to the attack.

In which we have a happy Christmas eve, and the legacy of Catherine II

In Which I write about Catherine's Hero's Journey...

In Which I dream with a Wintery Christmas

In Which I celebrate Mr. Knightingale, and count my blessings...

In Which I confront my troublemaker brain.

In Which I finish the audiobook, and plans for Christmas, and etc...

In Which the Audiobook gets good

In Which we have two books, and other talks

In Which dear friend Charles reads the Parnassian Poem, and some plans for the carefree days of Christmas Time

In Which I say Happy December... A small lament and plans for my Victoria 3 gameplay