Friday Flotsam: Miscellaneous
1. I ended up missing three whole days of school this week due to my illness. I kept thinking I was coming out of it, then another symptom flared up. 2. I had happened to hear Miley Cyrus's Party in the USA recently, and I was thinking to myself "You know, Weird Al's version is … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Miscellaneous
Poem – “The Naming of Cats”
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,It isn't just one of your holiday games;You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatterWhen I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,Such as Victor or Jonathan, … Continue reading Poem – “The Naming of Cats”
Saturday Flotsam: More Civil War, More Snow White, and ‘Wall Street’
1. I've fallen sick this week and ended up staying home yesterday. 2. Before that, however, I was telling my US history students about the Rebel Yell. They weren't quite getting it, so I tried to demonstrate (poorly, since I'm not Southern). I then had to admonish them, "Guys, don't do the Rebel Yell in … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: More Civil War, More Snow White, and ‘Wall Street’
‘Discarded Image’ Commentary Part 2
The second part of my commentary on C.S. Lewis's The Discarded Image is finally up. And this chapter gets into some very interesting territory. The Middle Ages, like most ages, were full of change and controversy. Schools of thought rose, contended, and fell. My account of what I call the Medieval Model ignores all this: … Continue reading ‘Discarded Image’ Commentary Part 2
‘Snow White’ Trailer Comments: The Musical
The cursed Snow White remake is finally going to be released in a couple months. I don't think anyone who doesn't run a YouTube channel of some sort is planning to go see it. Meanwhile, the disastrous trailer that came out a few months ago has been getting some comments that are certainly going to … Continue reading ‘Snow White’ Trailer Comments: The Musical
Poem – “Batter My Heart, Three-Person’d God”
Batter my heart, three-person'd God, for youAs yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bendYour force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.I, like an usurp'd town to another due,Labor to admit you, but oh, to no end;Reason, your viceroy in me, me should … Continue reading Poem – “Batter My Heart, Three-Person’d God”
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Civil War, Some Anime and Music
1. In my judgment, when it comes to great men of American history, there is George Washington, there is Robert E. Lee, and there is everyone else. 2. My history class has finally gotten up to the Civil War (the second one), so I've been reading up on it to patch up my knowledge of … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Civil War, Some Anime and Music
‘Death Note’ and Hell (*Spoiler Warning*)
I will be spoiling the end of Death Note in this one. In the beginning of Death Note, the shinigami (death god), Ryuk warns Light that any mortal who uses a Death Note will never go to heaven or hell, hinting at a unique punishment for such a transgression. At the very end it is … Continue reading ‘Death Note’ and Hell (*Spoiler Warning*)
Poem – “The Past
The debt is paid,The verdict said,The Furies laid,The plague is stayed,All fortunes made;Turn the key and bolt the door,Sweet is death forevermore.Nor haughty hope, nor swart chagrin,Nor murdering hate, can enter in.All is now secure and fast;Not the gods can shake the Past;Flies-to the adamantine doorBolted down forevermore.None can re-enter there,—No thief so politic,No Satan … Continue reading Poem – “The Past
Serpent's Den 