Month: April 2011

• April 14, 2011

  Spoof of manners in Jane Austen

  — And here’s my brief commentary at Big Other.
• April 13, 2011

  On humility, raising children, and the place of God

  In at least some respects, being a parent has gotten harder, especially after God slowly exited from our everyday conversations and rituals. We might wonder today when children become so self-centered and small-minded. Now, they can only fathom their immediate existence, the toys and playthings around them. Soon, they will be off to school and…
• April 12, 2011

  Who is David Brooks?

  Here’s my Huffington Post blog on the New York Times columnist David Brooks.
• April 12, 2011

  On Psalm 118.24 and cosmic gratitude

  When I was growing up, my mom used to recite Psalm 118.24: “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Today, it is the semicolon that takes up much of my thought. I do not know that I believe in Judeo-Christian God, and yet, in the…
• April 11, 2011

  Money Money Money!; or, That Great Unthinking Life of the Writer (Part 1)

  Here’s my blog over at Big Other on money and the life of the mind.