I'm not going to lie, this has been a pretty incredible weekend. Yesterday we decided to wake up early and head out to a sandbar that we've wanted to play at for many months. We originally were going to take the kayak, but I have been struggling with serious knee pain for a couple days … Continue reading A sandbar, Lebanese food, and psychiatry books
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Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
The Deluge (1840) by Francis Danby (Tate Gallery) I breathe in, I breathe outGot friends to call who let me talk aboutWhat ain't working, what's still hurtingAll the things I feel like cussing outNow and then I let it goI ride the waves I can't controlIf it's working I don't knowWhen I get done the thing … Continue reading Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
Some great long reads
The Cave Kingpin Buying Up America's Underground - There is a chap in Minnesota who is so obsessed with spelunking that he buys up any real estate where he thinks there might be some awesome caves. He might actually have the most bizarre (awesome?) portfolio in the history of investing. And, as you can expect, … Continue reading Some great long reads
Jordan Peterson’s Biblical Series podcasts are incredible
I would say the Bible exists in that space that is half into the dream and half into articulated knowledge. Going into it, to find out what the stories are about, can aid our self-understanding. The other issue is that, if Nietzsche was correct, and if Jung was correct, and Dostoevsky, as well…Without the cornerstone provided … Continue reading Jordan Peterson’s Biblical Series podcasts are incredible
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
Delightfully nerdy books on gardening and botany
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to compile a list of my favorite books about gardening and botany. This is quite a diverse list. Some of these books are on the history of gardening. Some are scientific. Some are practical guides on keeping a garden. Some are philosophical ruminations on gardening … Continue reading Delightfully nerdy books on gardening and botany
Our read-aloud literature for 4th grade (homeschooling)
Continuing my series publishing our lessons plans so families that are considering homeschooling can see how we do it in detail. Each morning, we start with reading a chapter or two from excellent children's literature. This is a great way to prepare your child for learning while they wake up and eat breakfast. This year, … Continue reading Our read-aloud literature for 4th grade (homeschooling)
Pruning and weeding as frames of mind
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.George Washington Carver Adam was a gardener, and God, who made him, sees that half of all good gardening is done upon the knees.Rudyard Kipling For behold, the kingdom of God … Continue reading Pruning and weeding as frames of mind
Voltaire in the garden
There are a lot of great books about historical personalities who loved gardening. One of my favorites is Andrea Wulf's Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation. Another great one is Voltaire's Vine and Other Philosophies: How Gardens Inspired Great Writers. (See Brains with green fingers.) This morning, I … Continue reading Voltaire in the garden
Days of Sunshine 