The Hemisphere Hypothesis Changes Everything
And since "everything" is dictated by modernity's rationalist and gnostic presumptions and conclusions, it's a good thing
Off the Grid Since 1693
I live around the Amish. I invited a few to my daughter's wedding last month. I'm currently working on a set of contracts for my largest Amish client. I live within bicycling distance of Shipshewana, which, last I knew, is Indiana's largest tourist destination.
Trying to Figure Out How We Got Into These Rationalist Cocoons
And the cocoons' severe limitations
Leisure is Counter-Conduct
In the modern world of "total work" demanded by the left hemisphere, we need to carve out leisure. It's helpful to understand what "leisure" is.
Why We Judge. And Why We Need to Stop
I buy a cup of coffee about twice a month.
Nearly every time, I see the same groups of older guys, sitting around a table, drinking coffee, and chatting.
It appears they stay for hours during the morning: Revving up their neurons with caffeine so they can bear down on
I Garden by Accident
With a "kale kicker" application
Figures of Speech: 60 Ways to Turn a Phrase, by Arthur Quinn
Maisie Ward, Gilbert Keith Chesterton
I went on a crash GKC diet in my twenties. In addition to a score of Chesterton books, I read three biographies about the great man, plus his Autobiography.
But I realized earlier this month that I had never read the first biography, which was written by his friend, Maisie
Your Opinions Stink
John of Montmirail liked to fight. He was a leading knight in battle; he jousted in peace.
But then he had a religious conversion and dedicated his resources to helping the poor, including the establishment of a hospice in his castle.
He once went to help a woman whose dying