The first day of the new creation is dawned, when Our Lord passes through death into new and everlasting Life.
Good Friday
No Flotsam today. Fast and Pray.
Poem – “O Sacred Head, Surrounded”
O Sacred Head, surroundedby crown of piercing thorn!O bleeding Head, so wounded,reviled and put to scorn!Our sins have marred the gloryof Thy most Holy Face,yet angel hosts adore Theeand tremble as they gaze I see Thy strength and vigorall fading in the strife,and death with cruel rigor,bereaving Thee of life;O agony and dying!O love to … Continue reading Poem – “O Sacred Head, Surrounded”
Kaiju Appreciations: ???
My latest Kaiju Appreciation video is up; this one deals with one of the most legendary of all movie monsters! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91CV75N-U2k Keep Reading for More Yeah, it's an April Fool's joke. I've been looking forward to posting this one. For those who are wondering what the heck they just watched, let me tell you. In … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations: ???
Friday Flotsam: Done With the Job, Men’s Conference, and Louis L’Amour
1. Today was my last day at the Job. Mostly a matter of putting things in order. It's such a relief to be done at last. 2. What happens next is, of course, the big follow-up question, but I have time to worry about that. There are a few avenues I might pursue, but mostly … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Done With the Job, Men’s Conference, and Louis L’Amour
Thought of the Day
I like to imagine the aftermath of the Magic School Bus students is that they all ended up as drop-outs due to being bored out of the skulls by every subsequent class. It was probably all for the best.
Poem – “The Hollow Men”
Mistah Kurtz-he dead A penny for the Old Guy I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper … Continue reading Poem – “The Hollow Men”
Friday Flotsam: Mostly About Giving Notice
1. So, over last weekend I made the decision to quit my current job. I have enough money and do not have any dependents, so staying on for a paycheck just didn't seem worth it. What I'm going to do next is kind of undecided, except that I'm definitely going to be writing more. In … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly About Giving Notice
Thoughts on ‘G.K. Chesterton: A Criticism’
This is really one of the most valuable books on Chesterton that I think I have read. Coming from a loving, but clear-sighted brother, it avoids the two errors that many people fall into regarding GKC; that of overpraising him as an infallible or only semi-fallible prophet and of simply dismissing him as an out-of-date … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘G.K. Chesterton: A Criticism’
The 90-Year Reign of Kong
Over at The Everyman, I mark the 90th anniversary of King Kong with a retrospective: The first thing stands out, comparing King Kong to its modern progeny, is that the story is, in style at least, considerably simpler and more artificial than that of films today. There is little effort at verisimilitude in either the … Continue reading The 90-Year Reign of Kong
Serpent's Den 