January 2023 Reading
January 31, 2023
Il Gattopardo– Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1956) This book has taken me a long time to read. I started a week before Christmas. When a
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More on My Nephew
January 30, 2023
I was over at mom’s on Friday and my little grand-nephew Jeremiah was there. He started off again with a lie. This time he told
Power and the Sense of Divinity
January 27, 2023
Do men such as Caesar need to think themselves gods in order to rule an empire such as Rome? I have been reading Quo Vadis,
Self-Sufficiency and Success
January 25, 2023
Ran across a video of a young woman talking about her struggles to find love at her level of success. Here are her words. “I
Math for Artists
January 23, 2023
It’s the dumbest thing, but I need to find an example of a long algorithm. I’m making a video for work that mentions a “sophisticated
Fascist doctrine 1
January 22, 2023
I titled this Fascist Doctrine 1. I don’t know if there will be more, but I called it 1 just in case there is. This
Codex Fascismo: Volume Three H.R. Morgan
January 22, 2023
From The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism by Benito Mussolini. “Fascism believes in holiness and heroism, in actions influenced by no economic motives. If
Kids and Lies
January 22, 2023
So, I was over at my mom’s this morning as usual on Saturdays. My little great-nephew, Jeremiah, came out. Jeremiah is 5, and one of
Movie Phrases that Aren’t a Thing
January 22, 2023
It was windy here the other day, and we were talking about a movie, The Holiday, where Jack Black tells Kate Winslet that “when the
Fascism: The Total Society by H.R. Morgan
January 19, 2023
This is my notes and recap of Fascism: The Total Society by H.R. Morgan. He labels this book Codex Fascismo parts 2 and 3. This
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.”
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.