Happy Halloween!
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Month: October 2010
Sunday Sense: Horror & the Unspeakable
Reading Time: < 1 minute “O horror! horror! horror! Tongue nor heart / Cannot conceive nor name thee!” (Line 70, Act 2, Scene III, Macbeth) Line spoken by Macduff William Shakespeare This Sunday Sense is very much in celebration of Halloween. I hope you, enjoy. Related Articles A webcomic anthology of bugs, bad deeds, and Continue Reading →
Sunday Sense: Beauty and Seasons
Reading Time: < 1 minute “There ought to be gardens for all months in the year, in which, severally, things of beauty may be then in season.” – Sir Francis Bacon This quote brings to mind images of the ‘Zen garden’, the karesansui (dry landscape) rock garden, at Ryōan-ji in Kyoto, Japan. Also, I think Continue Reading →
Sunday Sense: Beauty and Doubt
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God.” – Jean Anouilh This “Sunday Sense” quote interests me because depending on ones idea of beauty and what is beautiful, it could mean that beautiful things, whatever they may be, can only provide a neutral Continue Reading →
Things We Say Wrong via WhatYouOughtToKnow
Reading Time: < 1 minute This video captures, in a nutshell, most of the butchered language that make English teachers and writers cringe. At the same time, these language differences capture differences in socioeconomic class, geography, and the formality or informality of a situation. Related Articles The Fossils of Concepts (3quarksdaily.com) Mysterious language spoken by Continue Reading →
Sunday Sense: Friendship and Love
Reading Time: < 1 minute “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” Elbert Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915- American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher) I find this quote resonates with me because over the years, it is those who have accepted me unconditionally that I have Continue Reading →
Life: Clear yet hazy- The 100th Post!
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s the blog’s 100th post! I first moved this blog from Blogger to WordPress back in May 2009. Since, then, I have been able to expand the blog and make changes to get it where it is now. So, this post goes out to WordPress, my readers, and all those Continue Reading →
Sunday Sense: Evil and Apathy
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Remember, the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” – Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night by Konami (1997) It’s October and that means Halloween is just around the corner! To kick off the month and ease out of last month’s cartoon Continue Reading →