January 2014 – Meditations

January 26, 2014

Opinion: On the Prevalence of Nelson

Nelson. He always comes up as the first name, and I don’t think he should. Now, let me say that I am a great…

January 26, 2014

There are many comments I could make about this series, but I think the major point that I will make is that it is…

January 23, 2014

Sean Michael Wilson is a person I have already commented on twice recently, in the posts on The Book of Five Rings and Hagakure….

January 21, 2014

As every year, 2014 began with a resounding concert in the halls of the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra. The New Year was greeted ceremoniously with…

January 21, 2014

Though I am trying to pass the one-post-a-year thing by, it seems that it shall continue for a while longer. Meanwhile, let me tell…

January 15, 2014

In addition to the ‘The Book of Five Rings’ I described yesterday, Sean Michael Wilson has applied the same treatment to two other philosophical…

January 14, 2014

‘The Book of Five Rings’ is a well-known work by the Japanese swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi. Sean Michael Wilson took this work of art and…

January 12, 2014

I started this biography of Bismarck a very long time ago. I finished it today. It has probably taken me a year and a…

January 11, 2014

It seems befitting to start with a humorous piece after this long silence. Therefore, I bring to your attention the recently-read ‘1066 and All…