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Category: Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

This domain nurtures the human — not the merely transactional — dimensions of life. Here you’ll find essays on memory, perception, cultural experience, and the continuity of significance across time.
From reflections on books, music, nature, and art, to letters and contemplations shaped by a lifetime of observation, this space anchors the blog in what it feels like to live a thoughtful life. These pieces explore how meaning persists — and how it alters — as the world changes around us.

  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Netherlands on February 1, 1953

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on February 1, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My “Octogenarian” Blog

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 30, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Micromegas Returns: What Would He Say Today?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 23, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Money at the Dinner Table

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 16, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Rising From the Table of Life

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 9, 2026January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

On Challenges

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 2, 2026January 30, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

New Year Greeting – 2026 – A Modest Toast

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 31, 2025December 31, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

On Stepping Back

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 28, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My Favorite Cartoon? Olivier B. Bommel — If You Know What I Mean

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 14, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

🎄 Christmas Greeting 2025 — The Silent Path

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 7, 2025December 28, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

🌿November: A Walk with Memory

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 30, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Encyclopedia, AI, and Me

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 23, 2025

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Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the week: From Voltaire, in his delightful book Micromegas and used in Micromegas Returns: Lessons in Humility - What would Voltaire’s cosmic traveller say if he visited Earth in 2026? A satirical reflection on human folly, dignity, and the need for humility in a fragile world.

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