Category Archives: Literature & Art

Winter Hope

Posted on December 5, 2007 by

I used to write rather mediocre poetry. I still write rather mediocre poetry, but fortunately for others I don’t write it as often. Here’s something that came to me as I was looking out on a dreary, winter day. If … Continue reading →

Posted in A Few of My Favorite Things, Literature & Art, Musings, Theology | 6 Comments

Sein of the Times

Posted on May 1, 2007 by

Nicolae Ceausescu, Truman Capote, ABSCAM, NORAD, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, John Hausman, Fidel Castro, George Steinbrenner, Joe Pepitone, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Marissa Tome, Plato, Loni Anderson, Rich Little, John Cougar Mellencamp, Lenny Bruce, Geraldo Rivera, Hizballah, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in A Few of My Favorite Things, Literature & Art, Postmodernism, Worldviews | 6 Comments

Tolstoy, Happiness and Objective Meaning

Posted on February 22, 2007 by

“Happy families are all alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” (Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, 1). If one isn’t careful the wealth of this opening line of Anna Karenina can easily be overlooked. This seems to be what … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Philosophy, Literature & Art, Musings, Philosophy | 9 Comments

What is Chaos & Old Night?

Posted on May 24, 2006 by

The phrase “Chaos and old Night” originated with John Milton in his epic poem Paradise Lost. Sonorous mettal blowing Martial sounds: At which the universal Host upsent A shout that tore Hells Concave, and beyond Frighted the Reign of Chaos … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature & Art, Uncategorized | 3 Comments