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Inspired by this essay, I’m going to start using my blog more to post small observations. Maybe. Or maybe I’ll forget to. The flock of

I tried something new last night. Looking for rye whiskey cocktails, I came across the Sazerac. I’m not really into anise so I decided to improvise. Behold: the Cluniac Ingredients 2 oz rye whiskey T

In relation to my previous post about Lost In The Cosmos, I found an essay by Allen Jacobs on the book. First of all I’m a little salty that Jacob

I’m reading Lost In The Cosmos (Walker Percy) at the advice if a friend (hi Charlie, how’s the farm?) and to keep up with the Online Great Books podcast (hi Karl and Scott, how are the farms?). About a third of the way through it,

Today (first Sunday of Lent), the Liturgy of the Hours offers two choices for the closing prayer of Morning Prayer/Mid-Day Prayer.

I know of a young poetastress At rhyming, she truly is a mastress But despite her vocabulary’s expansion She can’t properly do scansion And the results inevitably are disastrous

I was struck recently by the realization that Gillian Welch and David Rawlings appear to have zero public persona. I’ve never heard about spouses, exes or kids. I’ve never seen them take a public stand on a political issue. I’ve never even seen a

I’ve been using the X-Bows Nature I wrote about last summer for almost a year now. My fingers have adjusted to the layout, and my typing is as fast or faster than it’s ever been. I have jus

I noticed recently that, good song though it may be, Stan Rogers’s Harris and the Mare doesn’t make any sense logistically. Have a listen here if you haven’t before. To summarize: t

See the sun’s last gasp Lit like a neon bar sign When you’re here you’re home