Anyone who walks down a hall of flyers and posted notices knows the community is filled with people who are doing something and you are invited. It’s an emotional connection that says a lot is going on here. And you don’t have to have permission to do stuff.
Category: commentary
the blessing of work
I’ve been reading The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Bottom, and the book itself is a joy. It’s well done literary non-fiction, an exploration of work in ten fields, everything from being an accountant to the manufacturer of cookies. I can’t begin to do justice to the literary and philosophical texture of… Continue reading the blessing of work
the caustic spirit of the age
Find just about any article on politics and the vicious and vacuous comments will make you wonder about the underlying assumptions of a representative democracy.
failure to launch is not a movie
It may simply be sloth and a sense of entitlement that extends adolescence far beyond its historic boundaries. But in the end growing up is a choice, not merely a consequence.
how to read a blog
This post isn’t for every one. It’s for those who aren’t sure they know what a post is. A post is an entry on a blog. But not everyone who reads this is sure what a blog is either. So this post on this blog is for you. A blog is technically a web-log. Think… Continue reading how to read a blog