@ReaderJohn I’ve wondered: so far, Ozymandias has (sorta) bowed to the courts. But if he got fed up with that and simply declared himself autocrat, what would there be to stop him?
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\nPS I have my complaints about the Wilson translation, but the “woke” stuff you might have seen is hooey.
@joshuapsteele I have digital subscriptions to both, keep wondering if I should unsubscribe, but never do.
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\nPS Here is an on-the-mark review from its publication year.
@ReaderJohn Not as virginal as you might think. In the AM I consume quite a bit of news: daily summaries from Dispatch, Economist, & (your recommendation, thanks!) John Ellis News Items. Plus links from there usually. The line I try to draw is to be done with the news for the day by 7:30am or so.
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\nAs for her Saint’s name: nothing would make me happier than to be remembered as a “Friend of peace,” so I hope she’ll feel the same as she grows.
@ReaderJohn Someone (Wiles maybe?) must be able to make him stick to the teleprompter.
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\n>The Holy Church bestowed the title, “Friends of Peace” on the two saints [Zenaida & Philonella] because they both preached and practiced peace, serenity, and charity. Philonella often said that a peaceful and serene disposition could not only aid in healing but could even prevent illness. For her, the source of true peace was the Holy Spirit and the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. The disciples of St. Zenaida reported that her last words in this life were a prayer for the peace of the world.
\n>Christian medicine began with holy women. Not only were Ss. Zenaida and Philonella the first Christian doctors (after Apostle Luke), but also they were the first of those saints whom we call “unmercenary physicians.”
Mother and daughter are doing great.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://abbamoses.micro.blog/2025/08/21/im-drifting-toward-being-one.html","date_published":"2025-08-21T20:17:16+00:00","author":{"name":"john brady","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F21%2F25456.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnBrady"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-21 20:17","date_timestamp":1755807436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"69868116","content_html":"Bill Kauffman on artists spurning state sponsorship:
\n\n\n\n\nConscientious objectors who wish neither to wield nor submit to power are as impractical as unemployed poets, whiskey priests, and dandelions.
\n
The libertarian/anti-statist view has never had much of a constituency, but I’ve been thinking about how rapidly it seems to be losing ground these days.
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