December 2010
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I had skipped this when it first came out, having been less than happy with The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. But I'm half-planning to go see Voyage of the Dawn Treader, so I thought I ought to see PC, too. (Why? I don't know, exactly, it just seems that I should, but I…
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Sunday Night Journal — December 26, 2010 When I was a child, Christmas was the most wonderful thing in the world to me. The only thing that even came close to matching its appeal was a trip to Florida, to the white sand and blue-green waters of the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. Not…
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Someone posted this on Facebook. Pretty funny.
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"You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound." (from "Jeeves Takes Charge")
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How wonderful, on the day after Christmas, to sit in a comfortable chair near the lighted tree, take up a volume of Wodehouse received as a gift from one's spouse, and find that the title of the first story is "The Custody of the Pumpkin." It was as good as the title suggests. "Lord Emsworth…
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Weekend Christmas Music Pretty much my favorite Christmas album. And thanks to YouTube I learn that there is a DVD of them doing a Christmas show. Here's "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," performed very much as heard on the album. I love Maddy Prior–she's so unpretentious and engaging, while singing so wonderfully. (Also,…
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How to pet the kitty correctly. How to tell if the kitty is planning to kill you. (Thanks to Janet for the first one.)
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…please read this appeal and consider making a donation. I realized a while back that I have come to rely very heavily on it. The small donation I just made doesn't come close to paying for the use I get out of it, but it's something. Interesting detail (to me, anyway): Jimmy Wales, the founder…
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See the anecdote about Eliot reading for the Queen and her family at the end of this. (Hat tip to Toby Danna.)
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Sunday Night Journal — December 20, 2010 One of the more irritating ways of dismissing the major Christian holidays is to declare that they “celebrate the turning of the seasons” or something of that sort. You know: Christmas marks the winter solstice by placing light and music at the darkest time of year; Easter is…
Light On Dark Water 