I happen to be reading/re-reading two very different Manga at the moment (didn't intend it that way, I just stumbled into it on discovering a new outlet): Silver Spoon and My Hero Academia. I've talked about both of these before, but if you're just joining us, Silver Spoon is a comedic slice-of-life series about a … Continue reading Father Figures and Images of God
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Friday Flotsam: Life Stuff and ‘Merchant of Venice’
1. Talking with my counselor this week, we discovered that I may underestimate my own productivity. I'm not sure about that myself, but I'm starting to track it. Supposedly, the act of tracking behavior alone tends to lead to improvement, sort of a Heisenberg-Maximized-Potential Principle. 2. A couple weeks ago some idiot ran into my … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Life Stuff and ‘Merchant of Venice’
Friday Flotsam: Illness, History, and Poirot
1. I'm not sure, but I think I got a touch of food poisoning yesterday. This resulted in one of the more miserable night's I've experienced in recent memory as I was repeatedly up and, ah, clearing the pipes at both ends, so to speak. While I no longer feel like my internal organs are … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Illness, History, and Poirot
Friday Flotsam: Abbreviated Vacation Version
1. I'm in Maine right now visiting the kids, and I mean that in both sense of the word. I'm both visiting my niece and nephew, and one of my sister's goats just recently gave birth, resulting in frolicky, happy twins who are indescribably cute. 2. Most people like animals, which is to say they … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Abbreviated Vacation Version
Catholic365 – Masculine Spirituality
Another C365 article went up today, this one some thoughts on Male Spirituality I had after a retreat last December: In particular, it highlighted something for me. In my experience, it is difficult for modern men to really love Our Lord, or to feel towards Him that intense devotion and attraction that we are told … Continue reading Catholic365 – Masculine Spirituality
Saturday Flotsam: Heroic and Pseudo-Heroic
1. Somehow, I forgot all about the Flotsam yesterday until late, so we're doing it today instead. Albeit still kinda late. 2. An idea that came to me that I haven't quite fleshed out. There is today what might be called 'pseudo-heroic' fiction. This is framed as a heroic tale, but has this crucial difference. … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: Heroic and Pseudo-Heroic
Friday Flotsam: Grammar, Super-Heroes, and Socio-Political Stuff
1. I'm learning grammar at the moment. I figured after five books, a few short stories, and dozens of articles published, it was probably time. Don't want to rush into these things. Obviously, I already knew a fair bit of grammar, but I knew it either instinctively, simply out of use, or from distant recollections … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Grammar, Super-Heroes, and Socio-Political Stuff
Friday Flotsam: Self-Examination
1. Maybe it's from what I've been reading, or maybe it's born of melancholy, but today I feel like being honest and 'real' as the saying goes and just sharing a bit about myself and my perspective in general. Though I suppose how real I am is something of an open question. But never mind. … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Self-Examination
‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ – I Miss Shows Like This
They call themselves 'The Midnight Society;' a small group of kids with nothing much in common except for the fact that they all like scary stories. Once a week they meet out in the woods around a campfire to take turns sharing a spooky tale to try to creep one another out. That's the premise … Continue reading ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ – I Miss Shows Like This
Friday Flotsam: Post Lent Crash, John Wick, and More
1. This week has been largely consumed by the post-Lent crash; where you've spent weeks holding off from various temptations, denying yourself certain pleasures, then have a few days of intense emotional energy and effort in reaching the pinnacle of the liturgical year...and all at once, you're done, and you can do all the things … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Post Lent Crash, John Wick, and More
Serpent's Den 