Tag Archives: history

INSANITY?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Linda

CONNECTIONS… I often tend to see the “connectedness” between seemingly disparate things; I constantly see examples of the ways things are connected.  But sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint just how a thing might relate to another thing, even … Continue reading →

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The Nuremberg Interviews

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Linda

The Nuremberg Interviews by Leon Goldensohn I started reading this book on March 24th, and didn’t finish it until May 15th.  This was a “heavy” book to read, and often very disturbing.  I found that I generally could only take … Continue reading →

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We love our Eucalyptus…

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Linda

Here in Petaluma, and in many other parts of the Bay Area and California, these lovely eucalyptus trees, many of them more than 100 years old, can be found everywhere, in shady groves, and alongside and canopying our roadways.   … Continue reading →

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“A Guide for the Perplexed”

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Linda

          I tend to avoid subscribing to email lists and magazines, etc., because I rarely have the time to read all of the emails I get as it is.  But one thing that I do subscribe to is “Dr. Mardy’s … Continue reading →

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3/24/2013

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Linda

Today I started reading “The Nuremberg Interviews,” by Leon Goldensohn; Robert Gellately, editor.  Who isn’t curious about what drove the Nazi “monsters” to do what they did.  It is chilling.   …And as I write this, I am thinking about a client … Continue reading →

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“All But My Life”

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Linda

And to stay with the ‘theme’ of books I’ve been reading lately, I started this latest book, All But My Life, by Gerda Weissmann Klein, on Monday.  This is a memoir written by a woman who experienced the Holocaust first-hand, and who lost … Continue reading →

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Sala’s Gift

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Linda

And I am now reading this: Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story by Ann Kirschner This is actually a good segue from the last book I read, “By Blood.” And I finished this on Monday, the 18th.  What a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Arthur Koestler

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Linda

From Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week – March 3 – 9, 2013, I learn about Arthur Koestler: This Week in History: On March 3, 1983, Arthur Koestler died at age 77 by consuming a lethal dose of barbiturates. A … Continue reading →

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