Category Archives: Notes for a World’s End

Out to Pasture

Posted on July 4, 2022 by awtraughber

This short and recent piece by Alan Jacobs is about conservatism, but I can’t help but think it’s also true about so much more (like church or education).  It’s an interesting slant on ancient imagery about sheep, shepherds, and sheepdogs. … Continue reading →

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What We’re Looking For

Posted on April 25, 2022 by awtraughber

Today’s been a doozy of a day.  In a good way, mind you, but a doozy nonetheless. I’m going to place this video right here for now.  I’ve not watched it yet because I’m three chapters into the book.  It’s … Continue reading →

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A Moment with a Myth

Posted on April 23, 2022 by awtraughber

Here’s a moment with Jamie Smith talking about a cultural reality worth thinking about (and responding to).

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A Tale of Time

Posted on February 14, 2022 by awtraughber

I’m about 30 pages into Chuck Klosterman’s The Nineties.  Klosterman is one of my favorite non-fiction writers, especially when it comes to American pop culture.  The book looks to be a 300-page dissection of what it was like to live … Continue reading →

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Self-Knowledge and Systems

Posted on January 10, 2022 by awtraughber

Self-knowledge is almost meaningless if a system is indifferent and unresponsive. That’s one of my big take-aways from the last couple of years. Self-knowledge is a good thing.  Not everything, mind you.  But it’s something.  Observation of what makes you … Continue reading →

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Traction and Distraction

Posted on October 8, 2021 by awtraughber

If you can’t already tell, I’m trying to use this two-week “break” to find my way back to posting here regularly.  This last quarter has been a lot busier than I had anticipated.  And while I’ve mostly been able to … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Best: The Nature of Replacement

Posted on September 12, 2021 by awtraughber

Today’s Frazz by Jef Mallett works on a couple of different levels.  One, it’s brilliant observation.  Two, it speaks to something sobering about the human condition and how things change.  And the last panel is, as always, a good way … Continue reading →

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What We Might Have Given

Posted on June 17, 2021 by awtraughber

Yesterday I wrote a bit about the “work” that I had set up for myself this summer using some thoughts from an Ephraim Radner article from March 2020.  At almost the same time, the folks at First Things also posted … Continue reading →

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The Work of (This) Summer

Posted on June 16, 2021 by awtraughber

After a good trip back home to Tennessee to see family and friends, I’m back in Honolulu adjusting to mostly-free days and evenings.  For many years, summer vacation was difficult for me (and summer school almost a necessity) because of … Continue reading →

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Start of Summer Words

Posted on June 1, 2021 by awtraughber

Thanks to extra concurrent-learning prep during fall break 2020, the summer vacation has started earlier for me and my co-workers.  Our last official day of work was this past Friday, and that was mostly meetings and planning for said meetings.  … Continue reading →

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