Category Archives: USA

“Fear” by Bob Woodward

Posted on 2018-11-03 by

I am generally not a big fan of reading books on contemporary subjects, because books get better with a few years of hindsight. But for Bob Woodward’s book about the Trump presidency, Fear, I made an exception. Of all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Elections, Military, Politics, US election 2016, USA | Tagged | 4 Comments

“The Pastures of Heaven” by John Steinbeck

Posted on 2018-10-18 by

As if I had known how beautiful it would be in Venta Micena, Andalusia, I brought a book about a similarly beautiful valley to read during my stay: The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck. In this early work, first published … Continue reading →

Posted in Andalusia, Books, Photography, Spain, USA | 12 Comments

Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

Posted on 2018-08-16 by

Sad news can be a reason to (re)watch one of the best films of all time.

Posted in Death, Films, Music, USA | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Montenegro is not “tiny”

Posted on 2018-02-22 by

Last night, a man threw a grenade at the US Embassy in Podgorica. Nobody was injured because it was midnight and everybody was at home. Disappointed to discover this, the man used his second amendment grenade to blow himself up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Montenegro, Terrorism, Travel, USA | Tagged | 28 Comments

Random Thoughts (21)

Posted on 2018-02-19 by

For writers, it must be saddening to see how ill-informed some people buy books. There seems to be a little bit of corruption in Montenegro. When I returned to university to study history at age 42, some were wondering what … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Education, History, Language, Montenegro, US election 2016 | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

A Government Shutdown is Nothing Unusual

Posted on 2018-01-20 by

Other countries have them all the time, too. Let’s look at when some specific countries went through a similar period of limited capacity to act. USA: today Germany: 1945 Russia: 1917 France: 1789 Japan: 1945

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“60 Degrees North” by Malachy Tallack

Posted on 2018-01-14 by

Good idea, good writing, but somehow lost me halfway on its way around the globe. Not that any particular idea is needed to set out and explore the world, but, as far as ideas go, circumventing the planet following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Norway, Russia, Travel, USA | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments