Quoting Good Words

The real difficulty, the difficulty that has baffled the sages of all times, is rather this: how can we make our teaching so potent in the emotional life of man, that its influence should withstand the pressure of the elemental psychic forces in the individual? Albert Einstein

Parden out pixel dust…

I'm trying a few new things out on the site - please be patient....

Tag Archives: Twitter

Reading Aloud: the Words Endure

or, The Cosmic Bedtime Story

Our family's evening reading together was no more -- and no less -- difficult than all the other things we do together as a family. Day in & day out, this practice of reading builds up a foundation and a bulwark that will strengthen and protect us throughout our lives. Day in & day out, we parents are building up our children, our schools, and our communities, guarding them from a multitude of evils, just by reading aloud.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Local Life, Reading Around | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Watching the Cubs from Bahgdad

Here is what Memorial Day means to me today: it means remembering the connections we have to those who are elsewhere, remembering that the small things we enjoy here at home exist in a larger system of past and present service, sacrifice and justice.
Posted in Local Life, Mind & Society | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments