Be sure to visit David’s site for some more fun etymologies (and GREAT comics, often featuring facial hair).
From The Hammer of God by G. K. Chesterton. “I think there is something rather dangerous about standing on these high places even to pray,” said Father Brown. “Heights were made to be looked at, not to be looked from.” “Do you mean that one may fall over,” asked Wilfred. […]
Gettysburg, a set on Flickr. Saturday we took our sophomore class of the Presidential Leadership Academy on a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Two retired colonels gave lectures on the history of the three days of battle and leadership lessons to be learned. My take away: Lead the boss, but […]
What is “fair”? This post is not about “the Buffet rule,” but it is. That is to say, the proposal itself is obviously fairly complex and I think does deserve consideration (but Annenberg has found that this argument is fundamentally flawed in that “— on average — high-income taxpayers pay higher rates […]
Passing along an announcement from the Qumran Institute. PhD position Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls The Qumran Institute of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Groningen offers a four-year PhD position (0,9 fte) in Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls […]
“Steeples rising high”Originally uploaded by Targuman While walking in Muir Woods looking up at these redwoods I was reminded of Bob Bennett’s song Mountain Cathedral. I used to sing this to my daughter as she was drifting off to sleep when she was little. What had been a nice song […]
From @CSLewisDaily In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people’s we do not accept them easily enough. #CSLewis
Fireworks, a set on Flickr. After our son’s soccer team won the PISA U8 winter league, we all went to the Pirates game at PNC Park. They beat the Phillies in Extra innings! And fireworks were launched over the Allegheny River.