Month: May 2008
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The Movie?
Frederica Matthews-Greene actually suggests here that Prince Caspian and the Lord of the Rings movies were actually better than the books. Don’t get me started.
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Is There Anybody Out There?
I caught Michael Brendan Dougherty comments via The American Scene on Michael Brooks op-ed piece in the NYT (“The Neural Buddhists“) before it was picked up by the local paper. Wow, science finds itself yet again, in the position of not being able to fully explain experience. Is this new?…
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Mother’s Day Madness
I heard Tim Keller reference an article on overparenting by Judith Shulevitz in the NYT. The article is from 2006 and is very interesting. Keller, combines his illustration with another article by Shulevitz on Sabbath. Workaholism and overparenting are of the same pathology: my reputation. Regading mothering, she writes,“Overparenting has…
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Parkway Miles
Climbed up George Hayes Rd to the Parkway, over to Blowing Rock, down Shulls Mill Rd. to NC 105 and over to Valle Crucis. I love this ride. As a straight shot, it’s only 22 miles, and it consists of 2 big climbs and 1 long descent. This pic is…
Backward Mutters 