I love a good story. Ninety percent of the time the movies I pick or the TV shows that I tune into are chosen solely on the basis of whether or not they are telling a good story. And Hollywood coming out with all of these comic book movies as of late…the nerd in me…
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glorious mundane
In his intro to his defining work in an essay entitled Economy, Henry David Thoreau writes, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” In the 1850s Thoreau felt the need to escape life and run away to the woods because he felt that everyday existence had…
paying attention
Sitting and watching people in an amusement park can be very enlightening. For instance I now know exactly which tattoos to avoid. I have deduced which footwear is perhaps the most comfortable to wear around an amusement park (maybe this is more from personal experience). But I have also noticed a few things that have…
google vs grandpa
I love some of the things one can read on the internet. For instance, “You Can’t Believe Most of the Quotes You Read On the Internet” -Abraham Lincoln. There’s a lot of truth to that statement. And I guess the question that arises from all of this is when did the internet become the gold…
the collar
For some reason it stuck with me. I imagine that not many of the poems one has to read in high school do, but this one did. The poem was called, “The Collar” and it was by George Herbert. It was basically a lament of the duty of wearing the priestly collar. It’s sadness and…
a mountain hike
On Thanksgiving day I was able to do something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time with my boys. We were on my family’s property on Lookout Mountain and we headed out on an adventure hike. We walked through the woods past ponds and streams, down ravines and all over the property. My mom…
that which is immeasurable
I love the feeling of accomplishment you receive when you have done something well. For instance, yesterday, my four year old son and I took about 20 minutes and cleaned up a playroom that might have qualified as a national disaster zone. We put toys in the correct bins and unrecognizable specimens were quickly placed…
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