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She's going to work for the Newman Society. Both parties win; it would be hard to think of a better match. May God bless their work. Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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I've heard a number of people, predominantly but not exclusively women, over the years remark on having nightmares about being back in school facing some academic calamity, such as an exam for which they are totally unprepared. For instance, Amy Welborn and most of the commenters in this thread; for instance, my wife. I, on…
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Horse Feathers: Words Are Dead I would probably never have heard this album if the eMusic subscriber who signs herself “flamgirlant” (get it?—I’m a bit obtuse sometimes and had to ask) had not persuasively and evocatively reviewed it under the title “Your Winter Album”. And although I’ve lived almost my entire life in a hot…
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Joe Satriani: Flying in a Blue Dream This one is probably of interest mainly to lovers of flash guitar, but to these it offers a lot. Satriani is by reputation one of the wizards, and there’s plenty here to justify the reputation. I didn’t find it particularly appealing at first listen, and if not for…
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How very pleasant to say that! As a southern white male Christian I don't get many opportunities for it. Sadly, though, I'm only a victim of my own stupidity. I am having massive self-inflicted computer problems. I won't bore you with the details but suffice to say that I know how Wile E. Coyote feels…
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…it sounds like this. (Click the "Listen" buttons.) (Who or what is Cthulhu? Click here.) Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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That Longing Which The Aeroplane Cheats …the longing for the noiseless, gracious, economical flight of a bird, that longing which the aeroplane cheats, except in rare moments, seen high and by wind and distance noiseless, turning in the sun…. —Tolkien, “On Fairy Stories” Ok, it’s official: I hate to fly. That’s what I was thinking…
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Au Revoir Simone: Verses of Comfort, Assurance, and Salvation This slight (28 minutes) but memorable album (or EP) is the work of three girls who sing in sweet unaffected voices backed by slightly old-fashioned-sounding synthesizers and drum machines. The effect may be intended as nostalgic, a supposition strengthened by the “wah-ah-ahh”s and “ooo-wah”s in…
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I'm about to go out of town till Sunday and am not taking my laptop with me. I may have the opportunity here or there to get online, or I may not. So if you email me or leave a comment for me, you may not hear back until Sunday or Monday. Also, in case…
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A Permanent Culture War? About one in six Americans have changed their religious identity at some point in their lives….. Boston University’s Peter Berger notes that “modernity in its essence means an enormous change in the human condition, from fate to choice” and that such switching is inevitable. (“Religion in America,” Touchstone, April 2007) That…
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