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Food for thought

Gnats, no-see’ems, black flies

As I spent even more time in my apartment and my office than last year, for obvious reasons, I got very annoyed by these tiny,…
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mmotylszarySeptember 4, 2020
Computing

Once a programmer – always a programmer

I started programming in February 1968. As I was coding a lot during the first week of August 2020, I realized that I was programming…
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mmotylszaryAugust 6, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [1] — Why this essay?

Naples, Florida in August. It is raining, most days, and it is hot. One of those boring "isolated, scattered thunderstorms" days. The weather has been…
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mmotylszaryJuly 18, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [2] — Why the title?

During my 70 plus years, I have had many names. Not just nicknames – really different names. It never bothered me and I did not…
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mmotylszaryJuly 18, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [3] — Introduction: so, who am I?

I am a 6 foot, 166 pounds, 73 year old going on 50. Five years ago, I used to be forty pounds heavier. I take…
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mmotylszaryJuly 28, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [4] — Born in Lodz

Lodz is in today's central Poland and its name means "boat". The name is written Łódź in Polish and is pronounced "woo-j(i)" – the "j"…
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mmotylszaryJuly 18, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [5] — Early Childhood

My earliest memories always include the Lodz apartment and the inner courtyard. These European urban courtyards are where kids play, similar to our suburban backyards.…
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mmotylszaryJuly 24, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [6] — Later Childhood

In the third and fourth grade, I was in love for the first time, puppy love or at least a strong attraction to a girl…
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mmotylszaryJuly 28, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [7] — The voyage to the Promised Land

My parents wanted to leave Communist Poland because they felt their sons would have a better life in a Western country. After the war, from…
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mmotylszaryJuly 26, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [8] — The first years in the new country

Shabtai and his wife Batsheva lived in Rishon Lezion (which means "The First to Zion" in Hebrew) with their two sons, Edni and Dani, ten…
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mmotylszaryJuly 28, 2020
What's My Name?

What’s My Name [9] — Life as a boarder at the French school in Jaffa

New French school. Collège des Frères de Jaffa (Arabic: مدرسة الفرير في يافا‎) is a French international school on Yefet Street #23 in Jaffa, a…
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mmotylszaryJuly 28, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [1] — Why this essay?

History of Adam Motyl-Szary narrated by son MarianTranslation into Polish masterfully corrected  by Ewa Suchorzewska. Naples, Florida31 March 2016 I am writing because my children…
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mmotylszaryJuly 21, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [2] — Early Years – a Normal Life

One of the difficulties in finding and verifying the information I heard from my father and read in the official documents he left behind is…
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mmotylszaryJuly 21, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [3] — Start of World War II Period from September 1939 to January 1940

Historical background from : After securing the neutrality of the Soviet Union (through the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact of Nonaggression), Germany started World War II…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [4] — Life in the USSR

So Adam and his two brothers-in-laws left for Russia. Although the pass that my father had for travel to Russia helped a few times, they…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [5] — On the road from Moscow to Lodz via Berlin

With all of the Poles in the USSR either by choice or deported, the Soviet military decided to take advantage of this free manpower by…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [6] — Life in Lodz

The first time Łódź (pronounced "wooj" in Polish) or Lodz appeared in the written record was in the year 1332. The name literally means "boat"…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [7] — The Promised Land

Once my parents knew that they were leaving Poland, they started getting ready in earnest. It involved mostly selling things that would not be useful…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [8] — Life is good

Things started changing for the better. At Solel Boneh Adam was in his element, working with timber, and he loved it. When he was estimating…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [1] — Dlaczego ten esej?

Historia Adama Motyla-Szarego opowiadana przez syna Mariana Tłumaczenie na polski język wspaniale poprawione przez Ewę Suchorzewską. Naples, Florida 31 marzec 2016 r. Piszę, bo moje…
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mmotylszaryJuly 21, 2020
An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [2] — Wczesne Lata – Normalne Życie

Jedną z trudności ze znalezieniem i weryfikacją informacji uzyskanych od ojca i przeczytanych w pozostawionych dokumentach jest to, że wiele osób piszących historie, wspomnienia, biografie…
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mmotylszaryJuly 21, 2020
An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [3] — Początek II wojny światowej -Okres od września 1939 r. do stycznia 1940

Tło historyczne : Po zapewnieniu neutralności ZSRR (poprzez zawarty niemiecko-radziecki Pakt o Nieagresji z sierpnia 1939 r.) 1. września 1939 r. Niemcy rozpoczęły II wojnę…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [4] — Życie w ZSRR

Tak więc Adam i jego dwaj szwagrowie wyjechali do Rosji. Dzięki przepustce, w którą ojciec dostał od Niemców w Olsztynie na podróż do Rosji, kilkakrotnie…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [5] — — Na drodze z Moskwy do Łodzi przez Berlin

Mając na swoim terenie tylu Polaków (ochotników i deportowanych) dowództwo rosyjskie postanowiło zasilić szeregi swojej armii. Odwołując się do uczuć patriotycznych wcielono ich do wojska…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [6] — Życie w Łodzi

Rok 1332 - pierwszy pisemny zapis o Łodzi. Łódź stała się miastem w 1820 roku i wtedy rozpoczęła się era jej wspaniałego rozkwitu. Ta część…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
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  • Gnats, no-see’ems, black flies September 4, 2020
  • Once a programmer – always a programmer August 6, 2020
  • What’s My Name [1] — Why this essay? July 18, 2020
  • What’s My Name [2] — Why the title? July 18, 2020
  • What’s My Name [3] — Introduction: so, who am I? July 28, 2020
  • What’s My Name [4] — Born in Lodz July 18, 2020
  • What’s My Name [5] — Early Childhood July 24, 2020
  • What’s My Name [6] — Later Childhood July 28, 2020
  • What’s My Name [7] — The voyage to the Promised Land July 26, 2020
  • What’s My Name [8] — The first years in the new country July 28, 2020
  • What’s My Name [9] — Life as a boarder at the French school in Jaffa July 28, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [1] — Why this essay? July 21, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [2] — Early Years – a Normal Life July 21, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [3] — Start of World War II Period from September 1939 to January 1940 July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [4] — Life in the USSR July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [5] — On the road from Moscow to Lodz via Berlin July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [6] — Life in Lodz July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [7] — The Promised Land July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [8] — Life is good July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [1] — Dlaczego ten esej? July 21, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [2] — Wczesne Lata – Normalne Życie July 21, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [3] — Początek II wojny światowej -Okres od września 1939 r. do stycznia 1940 July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [4] — Życie w ZSRR July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [5] — — Na drodze z Moskwy do Łodzi przez Berlin July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [6] — Życie w Łodzi July 22, 2020

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