Landschlacht, Switzerland, 8 November 2016 King Solomon of Israel (970 – 932 BC) once wrote about life on Earth in his day: “A generation goes and a generation comes… All things are full of weariness. A man cannot utter it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing. What has been is what will… Continue reading Oil and Blood in the Heartland 1: Hope and Despair
Month: November 2016
Walks of Life: The Apple and the Grape
Landschlacht, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, 6 November 2016 It is true. I often feel quite critical of this country in which I have resided in these past six years. I criticize its government and its xenophobic policies. I criticize its people and their parochial ways. I criticize its economy with its soulless greed. But what I cannot find… Continue reading Walks of Life: The Apple and the Grape