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Stoicisim

April 19, 2021 / Leave a Comment
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 By Fraser Hibbitt At the end of the fourth century B.C.E, a wealthy merchant sailed from Phoenicia to a port town in Athens. Though his ship was wrecked along the way, he managed to survive and made his way to Athens. This shipless man, Zeno by name, walked by a bookseller and happened on a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Politics, Stoicism Tagged: Carl Kruse Nonprofit Blog, Classics, Fraser Hibbitt, Marcus Aurelius, Stoic Philosophy

The Spring Equinox & Eggs

March 20, 2021 / 3 Comments

by Hazel Anna Rogers Readers of the blog know that we love celebrating the change of seasons. Today being the first day of Spring, Hazel gives us a roundup of some Spring folklore. Take it Hazel! For other takes on Spring see here and here. (Chinese – Yin Dynasty) Chien Ti and her sister are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Hazel Anna Rogers, Myths, Seasons, Spring Tagged: Carl Kruse Nonprofit Blog, Chien yi, China, Germanic Myth, Osatra and the Hare, Spring Myths

Goodbye Steven Spurrier, Wine Master Extraordinaire

March 17, 2021 / Leave a Comment
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by Carl Kruse Steven Spurrier, who almost single-handedly put California wines on the world map, died recently. Steven Spurrier in Paris, 1978. Photo: Alamy. In May 24, 1976 he organized what has come to be known as the “Judgment of Paris,” where he presented a blind mix of 10 whites and 10 reds from California … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Celebrations, Wine Tagged: Alan Rickman, Carl Kruse Nonprofits Blog, Chateau Montelena, Judgment of Paris, Napa Valley, Paris, Stags Leap Cellars, Wine tasting

“Bread, glorious bread!” Micro-Bakeries and the Trajectory of Bread-Making

February 17, 2021 / 4 Comments
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by Hazel Anna Rogers I remember the fat white bread maker sat on the kitchen counter throughout many years of my childhood, and the smell that wafted up in the morning before I could properly open my eyes. Bread is my father’s pride, a baby to nurture and encourage long after my siblings and I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Food, Great Britain, Hazel Anna Rogers Tagged: artisanal bread, Bread, Carl Kruse Blog, Micro Bakeries, Sourdough

Those Glorious Trees

February 6, 2021 / 4 Comments
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by Hazel Anna Rogers North-east of Brighton, continuing past both the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex, one eventually comes to the gated entrance of Stanmer Park, a green haven of around 470 acres. To the south-west, the park connects all the way through the smaller Wild Park and then onto Hollingbury Golf … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Environment, Hazel Anna Rogers, Nonprofits, Plants, Trees Tagged: Carl Kruse Nonprofits Blog, England, Forestry, Peter wohlleben, Stanmer Park, Trees

Houses of Great Minds

January 26, 2021 / 4 Comments
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by Fraser Hibbitt and Carl Kruse Einstein’s house in Princeton, New Jersey saw some of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. The little unassuming place stands today as private property due to the expressed wish in Einstein’s will that the house be not turned into a museum or memorial. The Historical Society of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Princeton, Science, Statues And Memorials, Travels Tagged: Carl Kruse Nonprofits Blog, Genius tour, Great houses, Great minds, Memorials without Museums, New Jersey, Princeton, Walking tours

Martin Luther King Day Redux

January 18, 2021 / 1 Comment
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By Carl Kruse For some years now whenever Martin Luther King Day comes around I’ve made it a point to re-read his “Letter From A Birmingham Jail.” I sit down to briefly pay respect to the man and commune with some of his thought. That, and to give myself a jolt of moral fortitude during … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Holidays, Politics Tagged: Carl Kruse Blog, martin luther king, MLK Day

Gene Cernan, Apollo 17

January 17, 2021 / 3 Comments
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by Carl Kruse It was on January 16, 2018 that Eugene Cernan — the Apollo 17 commander and last astronaut to walk on the moon — left our world. Cernan was famous for saying, “Dream the impossible and make it happen. I walked on the moon. What can’t you do?” What can’t you do indeed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Dreamers, Science, Space Exploration Tagged: Carl Kruse Blog, Exploration, Gene Cernan, Moon Landings, Naval Aviation, Pushing the envelope

Why Be Kind?

January 3, 2021 / 7 Comments
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A Study of the inherence of altruism in us by Hazel Anna Rogers Why be kind? I have dwelled long over this statement, questioning why it is that I specifically choose not to allow egoism to cloud my everyday judgements. It seems logical that I should wish to advance myself and pursue my own avaricious … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Kindness Tagged: Being Kind, Carl Kruse Blog Nonprofits, Hazel Anna Rogers, Margaret Mead

Kepler Update and SETI

December 8, 2020 / 5 Comments
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by Fraser Hibbitt It is not difficult to imagine that somewhere in our galaxy there is a planet like ours. A planet suited for life. The unimaginably vast, mind-boggling space outside our solar system always makes one wonder about other life out there. And extra-terrestrial life likely begins on a planet. This is what Dr. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Science, SETI, Space Exploration Tagged: Carl Kruse Blog, Exploration, Frazer Hibbitt, Kepler Telescope, Science, Search For Extraterrestial Intelligence, TESS

Schliemann’s Discovery of Troy

December 2, 2020 / 4 Comments
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By Asia Leonardi The story of Heinrich Schliemann and his discovery of Troy, has all the elements of a children’s adventure novel and gives archeology that passionate and not very academic character that feeds the dreams of kids at that tender age when they fantasize about their future. Schliemann was born on January 6, 1822, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Archaelogy, Carl Kruse, Dreamers Tagged: Archaeology, Carl Kruse Blog, Dreams, Excavations, Heinrich Schliemann, The Iliad, Troy

It’s Time To Dance!

November 3, 2020 / 13 Comments
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SOBR and His Dancing Silhouettes by Hazel Anna Rogers I grew up dancing. I started in ballet, which I quit at around the age of 12, but took up again after a stint of street dance in my early teen years. When I moved to Leeds at 18, I began regularly dancing at a Freestyle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Art, Berlin, Carl Kruse, Hazel Anna Rogers, Street Art Tagged: Berlin, carl kruse, Dance, Music, SOBR, Street Art

Happy Summer Solstice

June 22, 2020 / 3 Comments
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Those who follow my blog know I love to celebrate the seasons, much as humanity has celebrated seasons since time immemorial.  I always try to get an ode in to the season du jour, be it fall, winter, spring or summer, and revel in the ebb and flow of nature, perhaps more introspectively during fall, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Celebrations, Seasons, Summer Tagged: carl kruse, Celebrations, summer solstice

Columbus Beheaded

June 12, 2020 / 7 Comments

In the midst of the cultural brouhaha I wrote a recent article on whether to honor Confederate generals (we should not), but today received an image of a decapitated Christopher Columbus that hit closer home.  As someone who grew up in Puerto Rico, an island Columbus landed on, whose first governor was Juan Ponce de … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Statues And Memorials Tagged: carl kruse, Colombus, Confederate Monuments, Cultural Wars, History, Statues

Amateur Alien Hunters Seek New Challenges As SETI Pauses

May 11, 2020 / 14 Comments

By Carl Kruse Most of us wonder when looking at the sky – into the infinite vastness of space — if there could be intelligent life out there, other beings we could communicate with, learn from, or even meet one day. In spite of decades of Hollywood films depicting E.T.s we have yet to find … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Science, SETI, Space Exploration Tagged: carl kruse, Distributed Computing, Science, SETI, SETI@HOME, Space
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