Update on this article (5/1). I had two different things on my mind and did not get them separated! Let's try again. There's been a lot of talk in the news about new Artificial Intelligence entities that do pictures or words. People worry about whether they will take over the world or cause all artists [...]
Language
Tom Wolfe wrote a book called The Kingdom of Speech in 2016. I recently reread it. Its most basic premise is that what differentiates man from animal is the ability to speak. What differentiates man from animal is the ability to speak Tom Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech He writes extensively about Daniel Everett, a [...]
The Ascension: a Glorious mystery
I’ve never known what to make of the Ascension. I spent a lifetime wondering why it was a glorious mystery. Jesus Left! And He left his mother behind! Why is this a good thing? I’ve been listening to podcasts on the Catechism of the Catholic Church that promise to take you through the entire book [...]
The 18th of April
Longfellow wrote this in 1860 as part of a whole suite of poetry for children. The man who put the lanterns in the Old North Church was a change ringer, a particular kind of bell ringer, and the Old North Church bell ringers of the 1980's were still very proud of their contribution. Not just [...]
An Easter picture and an old picture.
I'm in the middle of thinking about Saint Bernard and reading the lovely book George sent me about Dante and astronomy but not ready to write. So today two pictures. One from the Episcopalian cathedral several years ago at Easter. And two, a picture of Thor when he was a baby... ; ) (I think [...]
