Category Archives: Books and Literature

Found: A 160-year-old Book in a Local Coffee Shop

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Ron Pavellas

Near Stockholm’s elegant main library, I wandered into a coffee shop. The chain which has such shops all over town has a distinctive décor in that the walls, from tabletop level to the tall ceiling, have bookshelves filled with very … Continue reading →

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Wisdom From Oz

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

Johnny Dooit’s* Song (See footnote): The only way to do a thing Is do it when you can, And do it cheerfully, and sing And work and think and plan. The only real unhappy one Is he who dares to … Continue reading →

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