Thinking about this boy who was once me, it is very tough to approach him because he has been buried in my mind for over 70 years and now must be recalled to life. It helps me to dredge up this painful memory by thinking about how Dickens wrote about young boys who were neglected and mistreated by their parents.
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Parenting Our Three or Four Daughters
I can’t remember many difficult parts about raising our three daughters. We didn’t expect the delight that an unexpected fourth daughter about 17 years later would bring. However, each one had a few challenges.
THE POLITICS, MATHEMATICS, AND STRATEGIES OF POTLUCKS
Some interesting mathematics and strategies around potluck meals
MINI BOOK REVIEW: FALLEN IDOLS, TWELVE STATUES THAT MADE HISTORY BY ALEX VON TUNZELMANN
By Paul Ho – Litchatte Reviewer Ten years ago, I would never have imagined I’d be reading a book about statues. But here we are in 2022, where even
“USEFUL DELUSIONS:” The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain
MINI BOOK REVIEW of USEFUL DELUSIONS: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Messler from Paul Ho, Litchatte
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village
ELEANOR IN THE VILLAGE: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village, by Jan Jarboe Russell A Mini-Book Review by Litchatte Writer, Paul Ho A little
CURE: The Journey Into the Science of Mind and Body BY JO MARCHANT
MINI BOOK REVIEW by Paul Ho with Response by Litchatte Editor, Murray Ellison (Disclaimer from Paul: I am not a doctor; therefore all the information below should be checked out
The Double Life of Bob Dylan: A Restless Hungry Feeling (1941-1960)
A MINI BOOK REVIEW by Paul Ho Let us first talk about the industry that Bob Dylan has become. Mr. Dylan has written at least seven books himself and produced
MINI BOOK REVIEW: THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES BY ANDERSON COOPER AND GLORIA VANDERBILT
By Litchatte Reviewer, Paul Ho What I learned about Gloria Vanderbilt by reading this book: she descended from a famous and fabulously wealthy iconic family. At 10 years old, she
My First Pumpkin by Paul Ho
A Halloween Pumpkin childhhod reflection by Litchatte writer, Paul Ho A few days before Halloween, my parents bought me a large well-formed pumpkin. I spent almost an hour drawing a
