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4 – To Leningrad with the Finns (conclusion)
My senses sharpened when we finally arrived in Leningrad. Nearing the center of the city, we saw few cars on the streets. The cars were mostly small, and some veered around in odd ways. Buses were numerous, mostly unwashed, and often with multiple dents. Our tour included rooms in what had been described as one […]
3 – To Leningrad with the Finns
While I was in Kuopio during the late 1980s, a professor friend of mine suggested we sign up for a long weekend bus tour to Leningrad, as the city then was known. I agreed immediately for I had never been to Russia. Martti and I sketched an itinerary that included a visit to the Hermitage […]
1 – Stew of the Day
Let’s begin with a question. Is anything troubling you these days? Maybe the upcoming election? Or maybe the COVID-19 crisis? Or civil unrest? As for me, having watched last week’s final debate, I’m stewing about November 3. I’ve voted in more presidential elections than I care to count. The candidates haven’t always thrilled me, but […]
2 – Left in Wisconsin
When I was a student at the University of Wisconsin in the middle of the last century. I belonged for a time to an eating cooperative, the Green Lantern. In those days Wisconsin, beside being a fine academic institution, was known for a number of oddball things. Its Student Union sold beer (gasp), and it […]
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