As it is not one swallow or a fine day that makes a spring, so it is not one day or a short time that makes a man blessed and happy.Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics One of the strange things about being a Roman Catholic is all of your non-Catholic friends and acquaintances will eventually start peppering … Continue reading Good works
Tag: History
The start of a new homeschooling year
Our daughter, Elise, will be 10 years old at the end of January, but last week began what we are calling 6th grade. I say "we are calling" it 6th grade because, in reality, she's already doing high school- and college-level work in most subjects. But the first question adults ask your child when they … Continue reading The start of a new homeschooling year
“Winter” blooms
The name [Florida] comes from the daring adventurer Juan Ponce de Leon, who accidentally stumbled upon the Florida peninsula ....The year was 1513. Ponce de Leon was searching for gold and the "fountain of youth" -- a legendary spring that gave people eternal life and health. He sailed from Puerto Rico on March 3 with … Continue reading “Winter” blooms
George E. Merrick’s poems about Florida
The final sunset of 2021, as seen from our South Florida neighborhood. This is a short post to share a "poet" I recently discovered. As a Florida transplant, I love learning new details about Florida's rich history. I stumbled on this page with links to the poems in George E. Merrick's collection, Songs of the … Continue reading George E. Merrick’s poems about Florida
Some thoughts on the Traditional Latin Mass
The soul ... has a slow and dark birth, more mysterious than the birth of the body. When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those … Continue reading Some thoughts on the Traditional Latin Mass
Our urban orchard is happening
A mature mango tree behind our house. Mango trees will grow as tall as you allow them, so many gardeners keep them trimmed to more reasonable heights than this one. Doing so makes it easier to harvest the fruit, but also prevents you from getting clocked on the head by fruit bombs. (I live in … Continue reading Our urban orchard is happening
Delightful things to read, watch, and listen to lately
Scene from Netflix's The Dig I have read, watched, and listened to so many wonderful things in recent days that I decided to combine them all into one long list of recommendations. Some of them are new releases and some are simply new to me. "The Dig" (Netflix) This is a wonderful depiction of the … Continue reading Delightful things to read, watch, and listen to lately
Over the hill (but with new tropical plants and books about opium)
Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life - it has given me me . It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape that was waiting for me. I fit into me now. I have an organic life, finally, not … Continue reading Over the hill (but with new tropical plants and books about opium)
Awarding “personhood” to corporations is an ancient concept
I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of "Admin." The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, … Continue reading Awarding “personhood” to corporations is an ancient concept
Three local nature preserves in a single day
We are planning to take the new tandem kayak out for its maiden voyage on Tuesday. It looks like we are going to take it out to Princess Place Nature Preserve, which is home to Pellicer Creek and its related estuaries. This is a sprawling estuary system that leads all the way up to Matanzas … Continue reading Three local nature preserves in a single day
Days of Sunshine 