I spent this past weekend in Seattle with my brother, Jason. He was in town presenting on Heidegger’s concepts of Vorhandenheit vs. Zuhandenheit at the national MLA conference (yes, that MLA). It went well and all, but as you can probably imagine, we needed a drink afterwards. We decided then and there that we’d better start our...
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Don’t Tell And We Won’t Ask
It’s a powerful thing when a friend tells you of the profound impact you’ve had on his life. Not that this is a common occurrence in my life by any means, but this did happen to me recently. It was a soft, genuine moment between friends. It was toward the end of the conversation and...
Writing to Fail – Part I
I dedicate this post to the last 5 months that have included one real blog post. All apologies. —————————- Read part II here. I’ve always been a passionate guy. Throughout my life, those passions may have changed significantly over time, but I’ve never ceased to be passionate. Just a few of my passions have included:...
Steve Jobs Was Kind of a Jerk by Sean Thompson
Unless you live in an indigenous tribe in Northwest Africa, you’ve undoubtedly heard the news of Steve Jobs’ passing last week. Many of you reading this likely heard about it from a product he invented, or closely was involved in inventing. With Facebook and Twitter feeds blowing up about the world’s loss, and countless obituaries...
The Summons
Tonight during the Villa Maria hall mass, we sang a hymn called “The Summons”. I don’t think a hymn has affected me like this since I first heard “It Is Well With My Soul.” Anyway,the music to this hymn is very simple, in order to accentuate the lyrics, which are also rather straightforward. The first...
Photo of the Week (August 14–20)
Okay, so this photo of the week is actually from two weeks ago. All apologies, but I couldn’t help it. I was camping with family near Crescent City, CA and took this adorable pic of my soon-to-be nephew. Gotta love this kid… Related Posts:Photo of the Week (May 29 – June 4)Photo of the...
It Still Brings A Smile To My Face
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of my own car on I-5, somewhere between Dunsmuir and Castella, California. The 90+ degree heat combined with the direct sunlight bearing down on my lap would be enough to make me uncomfortable, but combined with the fact that my car heater is on full blast right in my...
