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nire_nagaf (and I believe correctly this time, london_calling) for forwarding, from my former Honours supervisor, a nice gift of his latest volume of poetry, These fields were rivers. (He's edited one other book and written one more, both of which are available at Amazon.ca.) My thanks, all three of you!
On another topic, I've decided to do my term paper for medieval devotional literature on Joseph, foster-father of Jesus. Joseph strikes me as an interesting figure, not least because of his uncertain position in the genealogy of Christ but his continued formative role in Jesus' childhood. Joseph's role seems, to me, to indicate some sort of doubt or skepticism about the nuclear reproductive family, and a medieval willingness to consider alternative social arrangements. Perhaps. Feedback's nice on academic questions, you know.
Via Samizdata, I found mention of the Scottish artist Jack Vettriano. Does anyone have an opinion whether the sensible questions of The Guardian (or, perhaps even, the somewhat fevered rantings of Samizdata) are at all accurate? The few high-quality online reproductions I've seen hints at a sensibility somewhat like Alex Colville, but they are only online reproductions.
On the subject of fevered rantings, the drugs are working quite nicely in controlling my cough. Tylenol-3, contrary to reputation, isn't acting as a sedative with me. Perhaps unfortunately, since I'm also filling in student loan papers and feeling somewhat discouraged/desperate.
Finally, on the subject of Star Wars, two points. I watched the first two episodes of Star Wars with A. from across the hall (Episode I last night, Episode II tonight). We both agreed that although the special effects are nice, the plots are silly. Neither of us got the Padme/Anakin relationship. "Hi. You think of me as a child, I'm sexually aggressive, you're suspicious of my anti-democratic political leanings, and, oh, I just wiped out an entire village. Especially the women and children. Wanna make out?" And did anyone know that Star Wars: The Holiday Special existed?
nire_nagaf (and I believe correctly this time, london_calling) for forwarding, from my former Honours supervisor, a nice gift of his latest volume of poetry, These fields were rivers. (He's edited one other book and written one more, both of which are available at Amazon.ca.) My thanks, all three of you!On another topic, I've decided to do my term paper for medieval devotional literature on Joseph, foster-father of Jesus. Joseph strikes me as an interesting figure, not least because of his uncertain position in the genealogy of Christ but his continued formative role in Jesus' childhood. Joseph's role seems, to me, to indicate some sort of doubt or skepticism about the nuclear reproductive family, and a medieval willingness to consider alternative social arrangements. Perhaps. Feedback's nice on academic questions, you know.
Via Samizdata, I found mention of the Scottish artist Jack Vettriano. Does anyone have an opinion whether the sensible questions of The Guardian (or, perhaps even, the somewhat fevered rantings of Samizdata) are at all accurate? The few high-quality online reproductions I've seen hints at a sensibility somewhat like Alex Colville, but they are only online reproductions.
On the subject of fevered rantings, the drugs are working quite nicely in controlling my cough. Tylenol-3, contrary to reputation, isn't acting as a sedative with me. Perhaps unfortunately, since I'm also filling in student loan papers and feeling somewhat discouraged/desperate.
Finally, on the subject of Star Wars, two points. I watched the first two episodes of Star Wars with A. from across the hall (Episode I last night, Episode II tonight). We both agreed that although the special effects are nice, the plots are silly. Neither of us got the Padme/Anakin relationship. "Hi. You think of me as a child, I'm sexually aggressive, you're suspicious of my anti-democratic political leanings, and, oh, I just wiped out an entire village. Especially the women and children. Wanna make out?" And did anyone know that Star Wars: The Holiday Special existed?
