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Fine Art Friday:Pioneer
Hillsdale's Grand Old Man By Sam Knecht Oil on Canvas A licensed minister at the age of sixteen, the "boy preacher" Dunn had left his New England home two years lat… -
Woman Holding A Balance
Between dark and light,Between this world and the next,Between maidenhood and motherhoodShe pauses, held in balanceLike the balance she holds. Her focus not the gold orThe weighing, but the justiceOf her scales, settl… -
Valkyrie and Leisure
Sobering describes my feelings after watching this movie with DH a couple of weeks ago and it reminded me of how ignorant I felt the day I graduated from college 31 years ago. I distinctly remember thinking how little … -
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
I'm always looking for reason to celebrate.So, today's excuse is the birthday of the eminent poet, playwright, and literary critic....T. S. Eliotborn this day in 1888, the same year as my paternal grandfather.I will re-… -
Leisure: Waiting for the Weekend
Waiting for the Weekend author Witold Rybczynski references philosopher Josef Pieper four times in this informative book about how people have spent their free/leisure time over the centuries. I was pleased to learn th… -
Fine Art Friday:Kindred Spirits
Asher Durand's fine tribute to artist Thomas Cole and poet William Cullen Bryant keeps coming to mind even weeks after I viewed the original at the Met and was scolded for using a flash inside the museum.So, without bel… -
The Right Attitude to Rain
Familiarity may indeed be a breeder of contempt. I mean, now that I've completed the third novel in Alexander McCall-Smith's Sunday Philosophy Club series, the more I learn about Isabel Dalhousie the less likely I'm inc… -
Backing Up is Hard To Do
Does this line make you think of lyrics to a particular song?It does for me.But I'm not breaking up with anyone or anything.The point of this entry is to announce that I figured out how to backup my both my Blogger and X… -
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
Isabel Dalhousie's personality, whom I first met in February, continues to intrigue me in this Alexander McCall Smith mystery. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate is the second of four in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, provi… -
2 Days That Ruined Your Healthcare
Tonight ABC will broadcast an infomercial addressing the President's plan on healthcare. I'll be chiming in and commiserating with friends at Cindy's blog. Before hand though I just want to recommend a good book and gi…
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