Hart Crane would have turned 125 on July 21
Friday, July 26, 2024
Another poem …
… Garden Abstract by Hart Crane - Poems | Academy of American Poets. (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)
Something to think on …
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
— Carl Jung, born on this date in 1875
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Definitely worth reading …
… especially these days — (18) Contemplating Suicide? - by William F. Vallicella..
Something to think on …
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
—=Eric Hoffer, born on this date in 1993
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Good question …
… What will remain of us if the machines take over? - Engelsberg ideas. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
In case you wondered …
… The Achievement of the Irish Poets | The Russell Kirk Center. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.j
Something to think on …
Fact is not truth, but a poet who wilfully defies fact cannot achieve truth.
— Robert Graves, born on this dare in 18955
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Something to think on …
The faster I write the better my output. If I'm going slow, I'm in trouble. It means I'm pushing the words instead of being pulled by them.
— Raymond Chandler, born on this date in 1888
Monday, July 22, 2024
Something to think on …
May faith be the torch which illuminates, animates, and sustains you.
— Margaret Maty Alocoque, born on this date in 1647
Sunday, July 21, 2024
The big screen …
… How one bad scene can ruin an otherwise great movie - The Spectator World.
My acquaintance with film goes back along way. When I was very small, my grandmother got a job at the Century Theater at Sixth and Erie. She used to take me with her. Mr. Hirsch, the owner, was very kind to me, andi I believe he let my family in for free. Then we moved away in 1949. But in college one of my friends was Dick Corliss. He was the film of the college newspaper that I was the editor of. We went to lots of movies. Those were the days of the French Nouvelle Vague. So we saw alot of Truffaut, Godard, Varda, Rohmer. Dick went onto to become the movie for Time. I once introduced introduce Umberto Eco auther of The Name of the Rose, which was made into a major film at the Philadelphia Library. We had a wonderful time taling afterwards at the bar across the street in the hotel he was staying at. Ah, those were the days.
Blogging note …
I took a bad fall last night. I lay on the floor all night. This morning I called my landlord, who came over and lifted me into bed. Don’t know how much blogging I’ll do today. More as the day proceeds i expevt.
Something to think on …
There are many people for whom 'thinking' necessarily means identifying with existing trends.
— Marshall McLuhan, born on this date in 1912
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Something to think on …
I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have.
— Cormac McCarthy, born on this date in 1933
Friday, July 19, 2024
Something to think on …
Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to lose ourselves in restless seeking, we cannot separate ourselves from our divine source. There is no substitute for God.
— A. j Cronin, born on this date in 1896
Thursday, July 18, 2024
RIP …
… American comedian Bob Newhart dead at 94, publicist says.
I saw his first appearance on the Jack Paar show. Tells you how old I am.
Blogging note …
I have not been feeling well these past few days. I can barely stand, let alone walk. I plan to stay inside and rest. I will blog from time to time. But blogging is not the be all and end all of my existence. May everuyone have a blessed day.
Something to think on …
A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.
— Jessamy West, born this date in 1903
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
A poem
Communion
Eat a wafer and be one with God.
How is it with harmonious points of view?
That is my humble self's triumphant ballad
Blood and roses are The Christ's tattoo.
Blood and roses are the crown of pride.
Which leads to inharmonious points of view
Most importantly I'm in everyone's heart.
Baptize my head as clean as morning dew.
And will we ever have harmonious views?
Love for all men and creatures is the key
A sea of change making God's vision true.
The ray of hope for arrant ones like me.
Come to me Love in the dead of night.
Beat off the demons then with the angels take flight
Jennifer Knox
Something to think on …
The reason men don't know the law of life is because they're afraid to look Eternity in the face.
— Erle Stanley Gardner, born on this date in 1889
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Sounds reasonable …
… Joe Biden is a huge narcissist, too - The Spectator World. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
Monday, July 15, 2024
Something to think on …
We can only learn to love by loving.
— Iris Murdoc, born on this date in 1919
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Talk about dumb …
… Trump haters on social media say shooting was a hoax: 'Created by the right for sympathy and votes' | Blaze Media.
Anf the guy the Secret Service shot isn’t really dead, either?
Something to think on …
There is no art form that has so much in common with film as music. Both affect our emotions directly, not via the intellect.
—Ingmat Bergman, born on this date n 1918
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