Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy New Year—Has The Harry Potter Series Really Ended?

Posted on December 31, 2011 by carto

The year 2011 is coming to a close. The Palo Alto Borders store, where I purchased all my Harry Potter books, is closed and out-of-business, but Harry Potter marches on. Part 2 of the Deathly Hallows movie is selling now to … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas—In Song

Posted on December 25, 2011 by carto

Christmas Day is when an eclectic mix of holiday music fills Carto’s Library. This year’s playlist is anchored by Oscar Peterson, and includes songs by Sting , The Swingle Singers, Loreena McKennitt and Liz Anderson. Liz Anderson, a Nashville favorite, … Continue reading →

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Iraq: A Haiku War?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by carto

The Iraq war is winding down; I hope that there is light at the end of that tunnel. Wars seem to never end. Thoughts of the Iraq war are affecting 73-year-old Richard Elster who is the main character in the … Continue reading →

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A Bluejacket Remembers the Battleship Arizona

Posted on December 7, 2011 by carto

The USS Rochester steamed into Pearl Harbor with me aboard as a teen-aged electronics technician fresh out of boot camp in San Diego and Navy Electronic School in Treasure Island—It was December 1954, and, as I remember it, the sky … Continue reading →

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Clinton in Myanmar—Look Out, Hillary!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by carto

The US Secretary of State descends from her jumbo-jet in Nay Pyi Daw, the new capital of Myanmar. She is in Myanmar for meetings with Myanmar President Thein Sein and pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Clinton is the … Continue reading →

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