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Wordsworth’s “Old Man Traveling”
While in England, we spent a couple of days in the Lake District, the stomping grounds of William Wordsworth. We spent some time at his house, Rydal Mount, and then walked the Coffin Trail down into Grasmere. We also spent … Continue reading
The Sorrow of Lady Constance
Yesterday I made note of my favorite “King John” moment from Shakespeare’s King John. There was one other scene in the first plays first half (as presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company) that has stuck with me. In the previously … Continue reading
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Concerning King John
While in Stratford over break, we had the opportunity to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s version of King John. KJ is not that well-known a play, of course, and I can imagine that there are many reasons why. Where it … Continue reading
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A Song from the Road
During my recent trip to England and Scotland with students, we had the opportunity to spend some time in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. While the main reason for going in is seeing the place where Shakespeare is buried, it’s … Continue reading
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Meet the Press
Last year while in Scotland, I got to enjoy the day-to-day life more than when traveling with a group. Part of that meant enjoying shows on the BBC and ITV (which culminated in the first episode of the newest season … Continue reading
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Back from the Road
Yesterday was a day of airports and airplanes. We left our hotel in Edinburgh at 6:45 in the morning and touched down in Honolulu around 10:30 last night. Along the way we stopped in (and ran through) the airport in … Continue reading
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Thoughts from the Road
The traveling has gone well these last few days. While it’s been a little rainier than usual for us, we’ve still had more than our fair share of sun. We spent Monday in London, starting with the Globe and ending … Continue reading
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On the Road Again
I write this entry from the D terminal of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. After six hours flying from Honolulu to Texas and a good seven hours’ layover a few miles from Cowtown, my traveling group and I are ready to … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: The WuMo Filter
This week’s “Sunday’s Best” is actually last week’s “Sunday’s Best.” I did not get around to posting last week’s WuMo which did a great job of capturing something critical about our particular moment in time. I’ve found my use of … Continue reading
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Birnam, Fangorn, and Ephraim
These last few days I’ve been thinking how this time of year, this time of life, would be a great time for a nice visit to Rivendell, the Last Homely House East of the Sea. Something about deep rest, I … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 