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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Just read Thomas Friedman’s column of that name in today’s New York Times. Guess I have to read the book of Gladwell’s to which he refers, but… I suppose you could say I’ve stayed at St. John’s so long because … Continue reading
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March 18
The combination of working outside–laying electrical conduit underground, revamping the irrigation system for another year, and having gotten most of the things (especially trees and shrubs) that I wanted planted in the ground–with reading about literature (of different kinds or … Continue reading
Would that….
this article had come out 25 or 30 years ago…. http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/03/06/teaching-the-last-backpack-generation/ It’s both gratifying and annoying to see that what I’ve been doing in some way for the last at least 25 years, probably my whole career, but I may … Continue reading
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Beauty
The following is an exchange with a colleague on the subject of beauty in literature. My comments in red. My wife’s histology professor in medical school was well-known for describing cellular processes as “elegant.” Physicist/author Brian Greene writes about the … Continue reading
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Another kind of summer
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more dangerous by far. The sun can merely burn my skin Your kisses burn my soul. My adoration boils out fierce Like sweat drawn from my pores. At night, instead … Continue reading