Like the oysters in “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” Americans are being lied to about GOP plans for Medicare.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Ritually Enacting “Adultery”
Ritually enacting a piece of fiction, such as Andre Dubus’ “Adultery,” can lead to special insights.
Summertime and the Living Is Easy
An afternoon spent in a friend’s boat brought to mind Huck and Jim watching the Mississippi River.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, Mississippi River, Nature, summer Comments closed
Overrichness Is a Subtle Disease
Rumi talks about the need to move beyond the lassitude caused by wealth and to turn towards teachers of the spirit.
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Sex and the Single Pretty Woman
“Pretty Woman” captures the ideas and the spirit of Helen Gurley Brown, who died Monday.
Ode Softens Blow of Friend’s Departure
The departure of a friend put me in mind of a John Dryden ode–which led in turn to recalling an intense moment of connection.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "To the Memory of Mr. Oldham", Bjorn Krondorfer, death of a child, friendship, John Dryden Comments closed
Ryan, Abortion, and Hardy’s Angel Clare
Paul Ryan may resemble Angel Claire in Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” but there’s a vicar who shows us a better way of dealing with a “fallen” woman.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Abortion, Catholicism, Euthanasia, Religion, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Comments closed
