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Vera Lynn and WW2

Iconic albums: The Wall by Pink Floyd will always be among them. The first time I listened to the album, it had a powerful impact on my middle-school-boy self, who keyed in on Roger Walter’s angst over his father’s death in WW2. The most memorable part of the album for me was hearing Vera LynnContinue reading “Vera Lynn and WW2”

CHRISTOPHER MULLIGAN in AIKIDO JOURNAL

Chris Mulligan sensei sent me the draft format of this article in February 2020 for a quick review. His article makes explicit how he connects language acquisition with teaching and learning Aikido; which I have referenced numerous times in earlier posts. The published version is copied in full below. ______________ Christopher Mulligan Sensei began studyingContinue reading “CHRISTOPHER MULLIGAN in AIKIDO JOURNAL”

Frank Herbert

Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife—chopping off what’s incomplete and saying: ‘Now, it’s complete because it’s ended here.’ Dune, Collected Sayings of Maud’Dib by the Princess Irulan I first read most of the Dune saga in high school and arrived at college in Oregon eager, naïvely, to meet its author. A classmate from theContinue reading “Frank Herbert”