Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau, Mock on, Mock on! tis all in vain! You throw the san against the wind And the wind blows it back again And every sand becomes a Gem Reflected in the beams divine Blown back they blind the mocking Eye But still in Israel's paths they shine The Atoms … Continue reading “Mock On, Mock On, Voltaire, Rousseau”
Quick Thought of the Day
One of the chief features of modernism is the urge to separate cause and effect; we either love the cause and hate the effect or hate the cause and love the effect. In our hubris, we think that we can have the one without the other, and so we create endless problems for ourselves.
It Came From Rifftrax: ‘This is Hormel’
It's nearly Lent, which means it's carnival time, so let's take a look at how meat is made. Though whether this will make you want to go to town on the remaining flesh products or become a vegetarian is an open question, I suppose. The short opens with brothers Brad and Greg seeing a long … Continue reading It Came From Rifftrax: ‘This is Hormel’
Sunday Thoughts
In addition to being one of the great philosophical minds of human history, St. Thomas Aquinas was also a mystic who experienced visions and ecstasies while in prayer. Near the end of his life, while still working on his magnum opus, the Summa Theologica, he was granted a vision of Christ. When he came out of it, he … Continue reading Sunday Thoughts
On Enjoying the Classics
There's a particular sensation to enjoying the classics (I'm not specifically talking about the classics in the sense of ancient literature, but in the sense of great works with a strong reputation). It isn't just the enjoyment of a good piece of work; though that is obviously part of it, it is a separate, component … Continue reading On Enjoying the Classics
“Prologue” (For the Opening of Drury Lane Theatre, 1747)
When Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes First reared the stage, immortal Shakespeare rose; Each change of many-colored life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new: Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toiled after him in vain. His powerful strokes presiding Truth impressed, And unresisted Passion stormed the breast. Then … Continue reading “Prologue” (For the Opening of Drury Lane Theatre, 1747)
Call of the CGI Wild
Before seeing Sonic, the only trailer playing was for Call of the Wild, one of the first times I'd even heard that such a film existed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1LG9So2ZBk Honestly, despite the presence of Harrison Ford, I think this looks pretty bad. The biggest problem is not just that this looks like it only bears the slightest resemblance to the … Continue reading Call of the CGI Wild
No Post Today
Because I was swamped with work (not all of which I even got to). Got to observe the sight of a Java program behaving directly contrary to what I was telling it to do (probably due to confusion from using threads). Anyway, something better tomorrow. Probably.
“Hymn”
At morn - at noon - at twilight dim- Maria! thou hast heary my hymn! In joy and woe - in good and ill - Mother of God, be with me still! When the Hours flew brightly by, And not a cloud obscured the sky, My soul, lest it should truant be, Thy grace did … Continue reading “Hymn”
Thought of the Day: On the Word ‘Reactionary’
I do not like the term 'reactionary.' It seems to me to both imply an unthinking rejection of anything one doesn't understand (which I'm sure was its original intent) and to frame the ideas and values contained therein in the context of what is being rejected, thus framing liberalism or progressivism or whathave you as … Continue reading Thought of the Day: On the Word ‘Reactionary’
Serpent's Den 