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Smallville, One Way or Another
I have to admit that there was a moment early on in Superman & Lois episode 2 that I hoped they would cut to a scene of a meteor crashing through the Smallville sign with Remy Zero’s “Save Me” playing … Continue reading
And then WHAM!
A few words on the continuing story of the week. I received my second Moderna dose Monday at 9:50 AM. I was fine for the rest of the day, all the way to going to bed. I had a hard … Continue reading
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Running Out of a Certain Kind of Time
Today I get the second round of the Moderna vaccine. I keep telling myself that tomorrow will be some kind of day off for me, even though I’ll be teaching regardless of how I feel (as we’ll all mostly be … Continue reading
At the Movies
These have been interesting days to be a movie-goer. After a few weeks away, I made it back last week to see A Writer’s Odyssey, an epic Chinese fantasy story about worlds overlapping in dangerous ways. This morning, I caught … Continue reading
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“The Four Yorkshiremen”
I had not heard of “the Four Yorkshiremen” until this morning, when the phrase turned up in a tweet. So I did the thing you do: I looked for it on YouTube. And this is what I found: Definitely a … Continue reading
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Upon Deeper Reflection
It is kind of fun to end the day looking to see what The Algorithm brings up on my YouTube homepage. Last week it was Tennant and Tate. Today it was a blast from further in the past. As a … Continue reading
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Christmas Cheer in Mid-February
We’ve got one episode left of this “season” of All Creatures Great and Small. And while that’s a bummer, at least we are getting treated to a Christmas episode. Here’s the preview: Beyond that, we’ve got the season finale of … Continue reading
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Leaning Rightly into Lent
I’ve been thinking about this piece by Hans Boersma about Lent all day. I’m always a little excited when he posts something new to First Things, even though there’s only a 70% chance that I’ll mostly understand it. Today’s piece … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: Sigh and Spirit
It’s always kind of fun when Linus brings up Scripture with Lucy. Today’s classic Peanuts is a case in point. (image from gocomics.com)
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Classroom Nostalgia
Currently in class we are talking about logical fallacies, the mistakes that people tend to make when arguing about any given topic. While the lessons are a bit long, I quite enjoy them. One thing this last year has hit … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 