2018 Advent Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey (Part 2)
So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it stillWill lead me on,O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, tillThe night is gone;And with the morn those angel faces Continue Reading →
KH3 Countdown
It’s less than thirty days away! Here’s a list of five (um, six) things you can do while you’re counting down: (1) Preview KINGDOM HEARTS III at Disney Springs (Disney Continue Reading →
US Coup d’état / Banana Republic **Updated**
Post was originally published on August 16th 2018 It’s really simple (and in the irony of all ironies) would make an incredible Hollywood blockbuster. During the Obama Administration, federal agencies Continue Reading →
Christmas 2018 Sabbatical (Principle of Connectivity)
This placeholder is a tradition now. It’s a space to capture all the randomness linked to my couple weeks of downtime. I’ll try to organize it near the end of Continue Reading →
2018 Advent Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey (Part 1)
“Rejoice that you have succeeded in escaping the countless dangers and shipwrecks of this storm-tossed world, and have reached a quiet corner in the security of a hidden harbor.” — Continue Reading →
Weekend 441.0 (Annual Advent Abbey Retreat)
(1) An excerpt from Daily Meditations on the Psalms: “We sing when we are happy. A lover sings when he has found his beloved. Sports fans shout for all to Continue Reading →
Weekend 440.0
(1) One final, musically inspired quote, from Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami: “‘It’s an usual opera [Der Rosenkavalier]. The plot’s critical, of course, like with all operas, but with this Continue Reading →
Weekend 439.0 (Andantino con moto)
(1) Dvořák Carnival, Op. 92 (YouTube) Heard this last night at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. The performance on YouTube is from Royal Albert Hall in 2012. (1a) Limestone Photo Continue Reading →
Why the swamp is crusading against Whitaker (or Whitaker in the crosshairs)
“‘If there is hope,’ wrote Winston, ‘it lies in the proles.’” — George Orwell (1) Sorry, But Obama White House, Not Dossier, Was Behind Trump Investigation (Investors Business Daily) (2) Susan Rice Sent Continue Reading →
Weekend 438.0
(1) Decoding images from the Golden Record (2) America Runs on Dunkin’ – And Now, So Does a Tiny Home.