Archive for November, 2007
« Previous EntriesAmateur
Sunday, November 25th, 2007I’m glad I wrote that I was only “in” the first chapter in my previous post. Further on in the chapter:
This active use of time is of course for pleasure; its impulse is love. Everybody used to know this when the words amateur and dilettante were taken in their original meanings of “lover” and “seeker [...]
Culture and Scholarship
Sunday, November 25th, 2007I know I have other books I’ve started to read, but none of them hit the spot this Sunday afternoon. So I started another, The Culture We Deserve, by Jacques Barzun whose 100th birthday is later this week.
I’m only in the first chapter, but I can tell I’m really going to like this book. [...]
Photos-Junior Tea and Horse Happenings
Saturday, November 24th, 2007I’ve uploaded some photos that you can see HERE. Some are back from last month when we went to Gutenberg’s Junior Tea and the others are from yesterday.
Tutus at the deli
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Cindy had a link to this article at The New Criterion (wow, two articles in a short period of time that were bloggable–I may have to subscribe) Cindy and Kathleen have both talked about the music part of this post, but the thing that resonated most with me because it is a particular pet [...]
Sisters
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The girls were sharing a moment together (and headphones) while watching a cat do tricks.
Jacques Barzun
Monday, November 12th, 2007Rick at Dry Creek Chronicles posted a couple of links on Jacques Barzun who will be 100 years old in a couple of weeks. The first is an article in The New Yorker which is entertaining and very nicely written (Sam, you’ll particularly like it.). The second is an article written by a former [...]
Abbie News
Monday, November 12th, 2007Abbie played two pieces at the state-level competition for the Missouri Music Teachers’ Association and made a top score! We’re very proud of her
New look?
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Since no one has mentioned the new look on my site, I wondered if I should suggest refreshing your page when you get here. And no, that’s not our property, but pretty close–within 1/2 a mile.
The “Reading Now” widget
Thursday, November 8th, 2007The “Reading Now” widget has unexpected benefits for me. In the last year or two, I have purchased books for my own personal reading at a faster rate than I have read them. Or as someone else has recently said: I’m in danger of becoming a book collector rather than a book reader. Part [...]
Clever children
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007Since Kathleen wrote what her clever child had written (I can’t figure out how to link to the post), I have been sent something pretty clever by one of my own children. Sam wrote the following to me through IM:
(13:37:21) Sam: I have terrible news!
(13:37:33) Sam: My cell phone was depressed all yesterday,
(13:38:05) Sam: [...]