Goin' back to Houston
Do the hot dog dance
Goin' back to Houston
Gonna get me some pants

Every heart to love will come
But like a refugee.

That note you sounded from the page ( Read more... )

( Has our cultural understanding of loserhood undergone a positive development? )

There is something in the universe more mystical than darkness, and stronger than strong fear.

--GKC

"Go now, and if truly you have discovered joy, how can you not give joy to others? If truly you have come nearer to truth, how can you keep it for yourself? If truly something has been kindled in you which is life, are you going to allow anyone not to have a spark of this life? It does not mean go round and tell everyone specifically religious ( Read more... )

From GodSpy.com -- I like this website and its domain name -- a good article on fatherhood and manliness.

A salient quote:

"[A father's] aim is never to prove himself, but to make life a little more joyful for everyone with whom he comes into contact."

The whole article is here.

I am currently reading Peace Like a River, which is thoroughly ( Read more... )

John Steinbeck writes with all the profundity, power, and subtlety of a made-for-TV movie.

I think humans have a better awareness of time than they suppose. We are used to looking at clocks, but I recommend trying the following:

Next time you wonder what time it is, give yourself a minute to try and figure it out. Down to the minute. When you come up with a time that feels like it's right, check your watch. You may be surprised at ( Read more... )

Somehow in the upheaval due to the large-scale invasion of small relatives, my tinwhistle was lost.

Tonight I found myself with nothing in the world to do. I considered the piano, but it turned out that various younglings were sleeping, making that option impractical. I was stalking through too-familiar rooms, / balked and dissatisfied, when ( Read more... )