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Where Have All The Good People Gone?

January 19, 2019January 10, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

Only the good die young; it’s an idea that has been around forever, or since about 445 BC, when dying young must have been a lot more common than it is today.  The origins of the saying go way back to a proverb by Herodotus, who, all those millennia ago, wrote: ‘Whom the Gods love … Continue reading Where Have All The Good People Gone?

Age Of Anxiety

August 19, 2018May 24, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 2 Comments

“The world needs a wash and a week’s rest.” I love that line.  It’s W.H. Auden, from one of his longer poems, Age of Anxiety.  Don't you know just what he means?  We all need time off work, time off being responsible, or productive.  We need time off the exhaustion of maintaining a positive outlook, … Continue reading Age Of Anxiety

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