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The Torlonia Marbles

Marino Tourlonias (1725-1785) was from Auvergne, a mountainous region in central France splattered with dormant volcanoes just waiting to wake up. Although Tourlonias’ origins were humble, his ambition was not. He moved the family to Rome where he changed their … Continue reading

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Weltanschauung

Why do people behave the way they do? Could it be that their Weltanschauung needs restyling? Weltanschauung, minimally speaking,is one’s interpretation of life based on their own personal experiences and the perception of these experiences. I only know about this … Continue reading

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The Midnight Library

The need for my mind to travel has me reading a lot—mainly fiction that promises a happy ending. Matt Haig’s “The Midnight Library” is the story of Nora Seed, a young woman who sees her life as a series of … Continue reading

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Moderate Your Tone

I’ve discovered the pleasure of talking to myself. To avoid being called crazy, I simply refer to this new pleasure as “thinking out loud”. Or, if Volver our cat is present, I pretend to be talking to him. Because I … Continue reading

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Harold Takes a Walk

Getting old, said Bette Davis, is not for sissies. Aging is a transcendental experience in that it forces one to go beyond themselves. And going beyond the self can be fatiguing. In recent years, there’s been an increase in coming … Continue reading

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