Summer Learning

As the last day of my son’s kindergarten year rapidly approached, the worry of summertime brain rot began to creep Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesdays: Open Spaces

Wordless Wednesdays: Mystery Barn

One Last Lesson from a Master: Ebert’s Final Review

“Why must a film explain everything? Why must every motivation be spelled out? Aren’t many films fundamentally the same film, Continue reading →

BOOK JOURNAL: Mark Helprin’s “Winter’s Tale”

“As I understand it, miracles come to those who risk defeat in seeking them. They come to those who have Continue reading →

Losing a Legend: A Farewell to Roger Ebert

If you knew him only as a film critic, you were missing out on a wonderful and versatile writer.  His Continue reading →

RIP Katelyn Norman

“Sometimes God takes people for a reason, reasons we don’t understand but learn to accept.  Which is what I hope Continue reading →

A DC Pilgrimage: Conclusion

NOTE: If you’re just joining me, you can read part 1 (here) and part 2 (here). After the service at Continue reading →

A DC Pilgrimage in Two Parts: The National Cathedral

With the purpose of my zoo visit accomplished, if slightly redefined (see part 1 here), I set out to fulfill Continue reading →

A DC Pilgrimage in Two Parts: The Zoo

pil·grim·age (p l gr -m j). n. 1. A journey to a sacred place or shrine. 2. A long journey Continue reading →