The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
In no particular order: Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte Till We Have Faces – C.S. Lewis Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy The Life of Samuel Johnson – James Boswell The Consolation of Philosophy – Boethius The City of God – St. Augustine Man’s Unconquerable Mind – Gilbert Highet Le [...]
I want to post but keep writing self-involved drivel (even by the low, low standards of this blog) instead. So sorry. Will try to find something interesting soon!
My siblings-in-law have both asked me for recipes recently and I’ve been terribly slack about getting them typed up and sent on. So, here they are in a blog post. First, for Amanda, is a recipe for chicken pot pies (from this cookbook): Chicken Pot Pies1 small yellow onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, chopped 2 [...]
Some weeks are just nuttier than others. I started my substitute teaching this week (every other day, so sometimes T-Th and sometimes M-W-F), which comes with lots of schedule changers. Every day I teach has a different childcare arrangement and it is a bit stressful to keep up with that. The alternating schedule also means [...]
I am one of those fortunate people who has incredibly gifted and brilliant friends. I know a guy who is an expert on Emperor Constantine’s family drama (really effing dramatic family drama). Another friend has a minute knowledge of the theology of St. Augustine as well as an impressive command of church history. My sister [...]
I’m not much of a YA lit person but N.D. Wilson’s work consistently entertains me. I thoroughly enjoyed his 100 Cupboards series and found Leepike Ridge to be excellent also. His latest, the first in a proposed five-volume series, is also top-notch. The opening chapters were distinctly reminiscent of R.L. Stevenson’s Treasure Island (a childhood favorite) in a [...]
Thank you for the kind and concerned responses (both online and off!) to my post on depression. While I’ll not completely bouncy and chipper, this has been a good week and I’m things seem to be on the upswing. My energy is better, and I’m not having much difficulty with the mundane right now. So, [...]
This blog has been quiet for some time. It has seen absences before but none this prolonged. I had thought to give it up entirely. Still, I feel like saying a few more things. I don’t think I’ve talked about it much before but everyday life can be a real struggle for me. Is a [...]
This slender volume by the German Thomistic philosopher Josef Pieper is an intriguing read. By exploring Plato’s late Dialogue Phaedrus and the concept of theia mania, Pieper illuminates the artistic process, romantic love, painful experiences, and divine revelation. The subtitle merely describes the implied argument of the book as neither Pieper nor Plato are particularly concerned [...]
What is the best possible poll you could take on the internet? Why, who had the best Civil War facial hair, of course. Ambrose Burnside gets my vote.