The Young Master, who is fast approaching the age of four, has an increasingly varied vocabulary, the origin of some of which I cannot fathom. He also has an increasingly active imagination. Both of these changes are quite a lot of fun. At the same time, the Lad’s growing and …
So two hours ago I got dropped off at the dentist to have two wisdom teeth yanked. Am back at home now. Can’t talk, but I can type (obviously). It was an interesting experience. They offered me various levels of anesthetic, and I opted for the local stuff only. The plan …
Watching the political debate ranting unfolding in our country, in which people of all stripes refuse to consider alternative positions — and certainly not their own — in any critical way, I’ve been reminded of how we all need to remember the dangers of indoctrination in, well, anything. It leads …
On Spring Break around here, and here are the things I’m up to: Enjoying a bit of quality time with the family after too long with my head buried in Brunanburh. Writing Tolkien lectures and creating PowerPoints. I’m trying to get ahead. Trying to start exercising again now that my …
With all the illness hereabouts — I was struck down with the norovirus after all — and quite a bit of backlogged grading to slog through, I’m rather tardy in relaying the fact that the Brunanburh Casebook is out of my hands. The book clocked in at over 440 pages …