by Mark | Feb 18, 2008 | Misc
NPR posted photographs and a story today that are enough to make us marvel.How far we’ve come as a nation since 1865 when Abraham Lincoln swore to uphold the Constitution a second time. In 143 years, we’ve paved Pennsylvania Avenue (which was muddy in...
by Mark | Jan 30, 2008 | Misc
Monday, Sep. 08, 1947Don v. DevilThe lecturer, a short, thickset man with a ruddy face and a big voice, was coming to the end of his talk. Gathering up his notes and books, he tucked his hornrimmed spectacles into the pocket of his tweed jacket and picked up his...
by Mark | Jan 27, 2008 | Misc
If you’ve ever poked around my blog, you’ve read about my dad. He died in November, 2003. The pain I feel missing him must be similar to how an amputee feels about his missing arm.I miss him a little more than usual today. Yesterday marked the 25th...
by Mark | Jan 22, 2008 | Misc
I have spoken–and even used for my own writing–a few of today’s words. But in transparency, I include them here because I wanted to understand these words more fully.(Didn’t know Lewis ever made the cover of Time. Cool.)lassitude: a state of...
by Mark | Jan 20, 2008 | Misc
My favorite hymn is “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” by Henry Van Dyke. The lyrics hit me today like a dodge ball to the chest when you least expect it. I heard the lyrics today with the ears of a 38-year-old father of four nursing a running injury while...
by Mark | Jan 19, 2008 | Misc
Blogger’s Note: I ran across a newsletter today and its contents got me thinking about Men’s Glee Club at the University of Georgia — the most fun I had at college and a major reason I met my wife. Here are two videos I found on YouTube. I’m...
