I have been contemplating this place and time in life–being 33. It is an interesting but hard to define stage. I have particularly been trying to explore the concept of the Jesus Year, as Jesus was supposedly 33 for the bulk of his ministry, betrayal, and death. The concept is that by the age of [...]
Posted on September 24th, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Autumn, Classmates, Doppelgangers, Ethics & Morality, Exercise, Family, Food, Hollow Men, Love, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Time | 3 Comments »
Alright, I admit it. I was the one to complain about an inundation of music, but I think I can fairly say I’m ready for another hit. Music Thursday was a nice constant, even if it felt a bit excessive at times. I put a track by a band named Beirut on a cd for [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Ned
Filed under: Music | 7 Comments »
It seems like there’s been a sad chain of obituaries on the blog lately. I’m a little hesitant in the midst of those to post something so frivolous, but it’s an exciting frivolous. At least, I can’t help but get a little giddy about these two news items today. Click the links below to visit [...]
Posted on September 10th, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Movies, Nostalgia | 3 Comments »
Madeleine L’Engle, author of more than sixty books ranging from religion and philosophy to the beloved “Wrinkle in Time” series, died last week. She was an artist in residency at St. John the Divine while Sara and I were in NY. It may be encouraging to note that “A Wrinkle in Time”, which has sold [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2007 by Ned
Filed under: Obituary | 5 Comments »
I received my copy of Shaun Tan’s “The Arrival” in the mail today and “read” it. It’s a graphic novel told totally in pictures about an immigrant’s experience in a strange and fantastic “new world” where he tries to make a living to bring his family with him from their oppressed homeland. Tan’s drawings are [...]
Posted on September 7th, 2007 by Ned
Filed under: Art, Books | No Comments »
I grew up hearing this guy at the Metropolitan Opera on NPR on Saturday afternoons. I thought it was normal until I was old enough to have friends and go to other kids houses.
Posted on September 6th, 2007 by Ned
Filed under: Music, Obituary | 5 Comments »
