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The “Inspiration Derived from Disabled People” Checklist
While writing my previous blog post, “On ‘Transcending Pain’”, I came across this article in The Globe and Mail. It contains a recurring theme in the media when writing about disabled people, and especially, disabled children. Ian Brown, fhe … Continue reading
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The Works of Vincent Bugliosi
Vincent Bugliosi is the American prosecutor who put Charles Manson, and three of his followers, behind bars for the murders of Sharon Tate, her houseguests, and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca on two broiling nights in August, 1969. The case was … Continue reading
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Tagged bibliophilia, book review, books, charles manson, geeky, history, O. J. Simpson, obsession, reading, true crime, vincent bugliosi
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Putting a New Book about Mahatma Gandhi on My Reading List
I must admit, I haven’t heard this one said about Mahatma Gandhi before. I came across it in a Wikipedia article. Some people who have read this book, Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India by Joseph Lelyveld are claiming, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, controversial books, history, Mahatma Gandhi, reading, sexuality
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“Holocaust Memorial Day – Black Triangle” by BendyGirl
http://benefitscroungingscum.blogspot.com/2012/01/world-holocaust-memorial-day-black.html Today, Holocaust Memorial Day, this article by BendyGirl highlights something very important for me: that disabled people were the first to be targeted by the Nazis. Her eloquence is superior to mine today, but I will try and give … Continue reading
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Tagged disabilities, fibromyalgia, headaches, history, holocaust, hydrocephalus, pain
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Book Review: “The Escape of Alexei, Son of Tsar Nicholas II: What Happened the Night the Romanov Family Was Executed”
This book was ghostwritten by someone hoping to make a name for himself, and he tells the story of one Vasily Filatov, who claimed to be Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia. The Tsarevich Alexei died, along with the rest of his … Continue reading
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Nadezhda Krupskaya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krupskaya Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin’s wife, was more than just his soulmate in political ideology. She did a lot of work to improve how libraries after the Russian Revolution were more accessible … Continue reading
Nanotyrannus rex and the CT scanner
When I was little, I remember watching a TV program about when the skull of this dinosaur was put into a CT scanner to determine whether this was an adult or juvenile; if the plates were fused, it would … Continue reading
Book Review: “Not Without My Daughter”, Islamophobia, and Unanswered Questions
Today I bought a Kindle. I was searching around for a kindle copy of “Not Without My Daughter” by Betty Mahmoody (I own a paperback copy of the book). Some time ago, we watched the Finnish documentary “Without My Daughter” … Continue reading
Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say
Arguments over use of language continue. It would be much simpler to invent new words for these concepts. This Wikipedia article discusses the use of the adjective “Polish” in reference to the Nazi concentration camps in World War II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_death_camp_controversy … Continue reading
