My book club recently discussed Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel about three women from Jackson, Mississippi who find themselves unexpected players in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. It’s a page-turner, and an entertaining read that led to a discussion of how people seek to right a societal wrong — and what a person of 2010 sensibilities would do if she found herself back in the ’60s. On that note, […]
For those of you who have been following baby David’s story, I wanted to let you know that he is home with his parents and siblings. I saw him yesterday, and he looked very well, all things considered. His mom says that although he still has many future surgeries, he’s healing much better now that he’s back with his family again. He shows a great deal of strength and determination. […]
I loved Beverly Cleary when I was a kid. So I was thrilled when The Boy finally started reading her books. Until a few weeks ago… Him: At school we’re reading about Ramona and Bee-ZEUS! Me: Ramona and who? Him: Bee-ZEUS, her big sister. Me: Her name is BEE-zus. Him: No it’s not. It’s Bee-ZEUS. Me: Buddy, you’re thinking of the wrong god. Her name rhymes with “Jesus.” Him: Everyone […]
Friendship can only exist between good men. This is what Cicero said in his letter called On Friendship. I decided to read it tonight after seeing it referenced in St. Augustine’s Confessions, which I’m working my way through this month. Is it true that friendship can only exist between good men? Well, to parse it some, I’d argue that friendship can exist between good women as well as between a […]
Did you know that St. Augustine was responsible for infant baptism? In his time (the 4th century AD) baptism was reserved until the last possible instant. You had only one chance to be completely cleansed of sin, so Christians in the 300’s held out until they were close to death, thinking that they had a better likelihood of achieving heaven if they were close to sinless at the time they […]
This movie trailer seems apropos today. Sadly, I kind of want to see the movie!
I’ve been thinking about how to finish up my post on the Fibonacci sequence, and what’s been holding me up is how to illustrate my point. I mean that literally. How am I going to draw a golden rectangle and the spiral that can be formed inside repeated rectangles that corresponds perfectly to certain shells in nature? I can’t find my compass, and I’ve lost my momentum. So here’s a […]
I’m not going to have time tonight to continue my thought from yesterday, but I thought y’all might find this amusing: Have a great Friday!
I like pineapples, despite their being a complete PITA* to cut up. They’re tart and tangy and a little bit sweet, which is a lovely combination of flavor. They’re even the secret ingredient in every episode of Psych, one of my favorite TV shows, which you can watch here. But pineapples have their own little secret. Have you ever noticed that the basket-weave look to a pineapple is just spirals […]
Tomorrow I’ll write about what I’m up to on the learning front. Tonight I want to mention a site I stumbled upon called Freerice.com. It is weirdly addictive and purportedly works for a good cause. Good, clean nerdy fun.
Flabby Brain 