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Kill Your (Social Media) Darlings?
It’s odd to think about how quickly our culture became mediated by digital technology. I started up a blog soon after moving to Hawaii to keep friends and family back home aware of my life. Facebook took on that role, … Continue reading
Update on That Temporary Vocational Stretch
Just over a year ago I posted some thoughts on what I had dubbed my “temporary vocational stretch.” I’m now one year into that stretch, and it seems that the stretch isn’t quite over. In May, we made moves that … Continue reading
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The Gospel Charge to Stay Awake
Yesterday’s Gospel reading from the Daily Office started with one of my favorite “kingdom” verses and then moved into O’Donovan/wake-up territory. The “kingdom” verse and following from Luke 12: 32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure … Continue reading
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Once More, Rural Juror
Earlier this week I won a new TV (at the year-end luncheon). It was a nice surprise. So before I set it up this evening, I had one last episode of 30 Rock to finish on my old, two lines … Continue reading
About MeowMeowBeenz
I finished Jaron Lanier’s Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now a couple of days ago. There were a number of times while reading the book, particularly when Lanier hit a social-relationship beat, where this plot-line from … Continue reading
“Hope in the Disastrous World of Time”
It’s always good to find writers you appreciate writing well about the stories you love. Even though I can’t yet bring myself to reread the Harry Potter series, I always enjoy reading things about the story of “the boy who … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jacobs, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit
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Opening Your Eyes
Yesterday I posted some reflections on Oliver O’Donovan’s assertion that something significant happens in one’s life when you “wake up” to the world. Whenever I think of waking up to the world around you, of finding yourself somewhere else or … Continue reading
Waking Up/Staying Awake
Last month I started a new tag and thread on the site about “Notes for a World’s End.” The premise of the thread was that this current moment is an odd but interesting turning point for me (and perhaps for … Continue reading
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Beyond Information and Skill
Now that the school year is over, I have the time to think through changes for classes in the fall. I recently tracked down my copy of Stratford Caldecott’s The Beauty of the Word. Written from a particularly Catholic perspective, … Continue reading
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The Problem with Technology (or the problem with us)
I’m still slowly making my way through Jaron Lanier’s book on social media. At the same time, I’m revisiting the fourth season of The Office, which many people seem to consider the show’s best season. It’s interesting to see how … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 