Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

About Ron Pavellas

Expatriate American living in Sweden with wife. Retired from employment in the USA. Currently focused on blog articles, memoirs, and creative writing.

FACTS!

Posted on May 22, 2020

We see headlines daily, to the effect of— Russia! China! The European Union! The USA! (or, “America!”) These and a few other nations are major players in the world’s economy, and holders of power concomitant with their economic strength, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Demography, Economics, Gross Domestic Product | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Weltschmerz

Posted on May 16, 2020

(Written 20 April 2012) I am suffering from weltschmerz, a condition my father often had when we lived five awful years on the wrong side of the Gowanus Parkway at Third Avenue and 48th Street in Brooklyn—before we returned home … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Music & Musicians | Tagged , , | 8 Comments