orthodoxy

When visiting catholic churches keep feeling surprised  that the mass is not in Latin. And when I meet Russians wonder how come they don't know Dostoevsky. Or Marxist dialectic....

Ahead of the Times

This blog.
Could not figure out how my post on Saint Simon got  noticed. It turns out Jakie O was recommending his memoirs to her husband.
As to my Sunday post on smiling, See this on laughter.
Correction - Snobs do not smile,  they sneaker-.

Coffee-shop proper behavior

OH! To kill time in a coffee shop. So many ideas! So many words! Note them fast on a napkin. Throw it immediately in the waste basket.