Wed, 21 April 2010
Wed, Apr 21 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1655 This week we offer some wonderfully feel-good tales from Charles Battell Loomis's 1908 book 'The Knack of It -- Some Essays in Optimism.' Are people all good or all bad? Is everything Black or White and no Grey? Loomis argues that we are all 'Mixed Pickles' -- 57 Varieties! Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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