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...
Category Archives: Life Musings
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...
Ben’s Christmas Memories
Okay, so here’s a little bit of a lighter post, and probably the last of 2011. It’s mid-December, and I’m guessing you’ve noticed the overwhelming commercialism of the holidays. For some reason, it seems crazier every year. Huge wreaths on storefronts, giant ornaments hanging in malls, Santa pub crawls downtown, it’s just insanity. So I...
Writing To Fail – Part II
Read Part I here. Every once in a while I see something so inspiring, so perfect and so mesmerizing that it puts me at a crossroads. Whether it’s a movie that’s done so amazingly well, or a passage in a book that’s written immaculately, or even a song that brings a tear to my eye,...
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:...
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...
25 on 25
So, I’m writing a new book. I wish I could say that’s why I haven’t been updating my website the past few weeks (okay…months), but still, it’s exciting. The working title is “25 on 25″. Basically, I just turned 26 last week and to celebrate the end of my 25th year, I decided to write...
