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Reflections from the eight decade on culture, politics and the human condition

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Tag: reflection

  • Culture & Humanity

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

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 14, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

The Encyclopedia, AI, and Me

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 23, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

🎻Violins, 🌹Roses, and Butterflies🐚

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 16, 2025
Sunrise over a quiet Dutch landscape with warm morning light on a wooden table, an open notebook, and a glass of wine — a tranquil scene of reflection and gratitude.
  • Culture & Humanity

🎂The Year I Would Re-Live

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 9, 2025
  • Culture

Butterflies, Phantoms, and the Memory of Delight

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 5, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Tears and Yin-Yang

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 27, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Nocturnes and Nostalgia

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 18, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Middle East

Israel: A European Reflection

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 9, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Ten Years? Let’s Not Tempt the Gods

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 21, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Culture

The Lotus – Rabindranath Tagore

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 4, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Reflections: The American Paradox

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 20, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Musings: To Say “No” Gracefully

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 25, 2024November 10, 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 Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) writer, activist, and noble prize winner and most relevant to the meaning of this quote, a holocaust survivor.

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