Miscellaneous

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Just saw it. The family was going, so I felt compelled to attend. Besides, I liked the first movie so figured this one would be at least halfway decent.

My review: Terrible.

Flat, canned dialogue. Worn-out humor shticks. Predictable plot. Slow and stretched out scenes.

I might never see an animated movie again. I'm stunned at how pedestrian this movie was when compared to the rave reviews it's garnering from critics who are a helluva lot more knowledgeable than I am about movies.

All I can say is, I was utterly, relentlessly, bored. The 90 minutes felt like three hours.

Why I Don't Stay Informed

I'm glad the Establishment didn't succeed in destroying JRE during COVID. It’s pretty much the only way I stay informed to the extent I want to be informed. I agree with Nassim Taleb’s observation that there’s no reason to read the daily news,

Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

Exploring the fool in Christ and the fool in Antichrist. Ivan the Terrible v. Nicholas of Pskov. Nietzsche v. Everyone

Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

It helps to be aware of one’s ignorance. That’s one reason I like to read Joseph Epstein, who wrote a delightful essay for the current issue of the new Catholic journal, The Lamp that brought my level of awareness to the brim. The topic? The letters of George

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