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  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My “Octogenarian” Blog

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

On Stepping Back

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 28, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Brexit: A Fata Morgana Revisited

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 19, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 Epilogue: The Curtain Falls🎭

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Black Knight in the Labyrinth ⚔️

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 25, 2025December 8, 2025
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📖 The Black Knight of Muscovy ⚔️

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 18, 2025
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📖 The Wolf Who Called for Votes 🐺

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 11, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Sleeping Beauty of Bruxelles 🏰

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 4, 2025
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📖 The Emperor’s New Walls 🧱

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 28, 2025
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📖The Mob Boss and His Golden Tower 🗼

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

From Encyclopedia to Google: Searching for De Gaulle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 11, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Witch Who Wanted the Palace 🧹

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 7, 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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