Category Archives: personal thoughts

Amoeba’s Lorica: Before the Fall

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Amoeba

As those of you who are familiar with Your Friendly Neighborhood Amoeba and his writings (those, anyway, who have managed to pass their eyes from the picture onto this text – more on this anon) are aware, he has difficulty … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: A Walk to the Bank

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Amoeba

First of all, Your Friendly Neighborhood Amoeba wishes to acknowledge the good fortune – one item out of many – from which the circumstances of this post arose. YFNA is in his seventh decade on this somewhat damp space rock. … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Wiener Malgré Lui

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Amoeba

Malgré lui is one of those damnable French expressions that, like les misérables, has no simple, convenient translation into English. It may be explained something like this: “Persons X have become something (a physician, perhaps); they had no plans along … Continue reading →

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