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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
A Simple Code
This past week I spoke to some students about the importance of having some kind of code (or what others would call a rule). The context was the realization that a lot of things were being thrown at them (which … Continue reading
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SHIELD’S Sixth Season End
Marvel just announced that the seventh season of Agents of SHIELD will be its last. The show is such an odd duck. It never quite got the interconnectedness with the Marvel Cinematic Universe that we were hoping for. At the … Continue reading
Wendell Berry and “The Commitment That Doesn’t See Any End”
At the end of a recent interview with Amanda Petrusich of The New Yorker, Wendell Berry characterized the life of faith with some interesting wording. When asked about religion, particularly in terms of his parents’ faith and his upbringing, Berry … Continue reading
Everyday Endgames
Yesterday ended up being a particularly good day. Which is great, because I spent most of the day thinking it was time to get back to work. Let me explain. My plans to go into work a little each day … Continue reading
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