…   (18) Good Societies and Good Lives - by William F. Vallicella . I buy a lottery ticket every now and then on a whim. I once even won the...

 …  Perfect day in some ways.

 …  On Wednesday’s visit to the gastroenterologist.

 … On Serendipity. Bob Dylan in New Orleans, April 1, 2024. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Volute | Word Genius .

 …   ‘The Incomparable Mr. Buckley’ Review: Withering Wit and Wisdom. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Bill, in fact, was a very nice man.

The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use. — Washington Irving , born this date in 1783

…  John Barth, towering literary figure and revered mentor, dies at 93 | Hub . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

 … with the Little Flower — Daily Scripture & Reflections.

…  Paul Davis On Crime: Chapter 12: On Yankee Station .

 …  David McCullough on Ohio and a road less travelled.

 …  I thought my mind was going numb…

 … When Rand Met Oppenheimer: A Neglected Irony. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Rogue Strands: The Elephant in the Poetry Publishing Room . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) …  sales were already low, but they’re now pitiful.

 …   Today’s Poem: Simple Is Hard. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. — Hans Christian Andersen , born on this date in 1805

…  Funambulist - Word Daily .

 … to the Little Flower —   Miraculous Invocation to St. Therese.

 … is Wow! A wondrous  Ave Maria.

 … John Finlay’s Prayer to the Father.   (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

 … John Finlay’s Prayer to the Father.   (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) It’s also where I find myself now.

…  That 1938 Feeling - by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

 …  The man who wrestled global hunger to the ground.

…  38 Chaplains Ask Supreme Court To Stop U.S. Military Retaliation . There does seem to be an anti-religious trend these days.

 …  Remembering stand-up comic who inspired Mark Twain .

 … America’s Great Poet of Darkness . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  North of Oxford | Reviews, Commentary, Essays, Poetry .

…  Quill & Parchment: l

…  John Banville, David Mitchell, and getting shaken-down in Egypt, Ireland and Canada .

 …  This was no April Fool’s joke for my family.

 …  Something worthwhile from our paradoxical POTUS.

 … Why a Rabbi Wants Biden to Stop Taking Jesus Out of Easter

…  Paul Davis On Crime: My Crime Beat Column On A Cop's Cop: A Look Back At The Late John Timoney, The Philadelphia Police Commissioner ...

…   (18) Happy National Poetry Month! - by tspoetry .

…  (18) Today's Poem: Easter Morning . ( Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

What is needed is not a revolution in the opposite direction, but the opposite of a revolution. — Joseph de Maistre , born on this date in 1...

…  Vernal - Word Daily .

 … to the Little Flower — Miraculous Invocation to St. Therese.

…  What Easter means in the Holy Land this year, in the middle of war | America Magazine .

 …  The Mystery and Grace of Paul Simon .  (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) I think it worth mentioning that Simon did not write “Scarborough Fair.} it...

 …  On Easter morning all over America.

…  A Medidation after Easter | National Review . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone. — Octavio Pax , born on this date in 1914

…  All a Matter of Tense | Commonweal Magazine . (Hat tip, Dave lull.) The collection opens with an epigraph from Sonny Liston: “Some day t...

…  Father Frank Pavone to Newsmax: Easter 'Is Like a Reset Button' | Newsmax.com .

…  Gallinaceous | Word Genius .

 … with the Little Flower — Daily Scripture & Reflections.

  A field of flowers... Right here is where we made love. Good memories come. Jennifer Knox

 …  Something new in the air today…

…  Zealotry of Guerin: Poetry and Fiction by Christopher Guerin: Song of the Telegraph (Charles Burchfield), Sonnet #623 .

Remember, all of man's happiness is in the little valleys. Tiny little ones. Small enough to call from one side to the other. — Jean Gio...

…  Jesuit Britain? | Acton Institute .. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) … the deployment of ideas like Suárez’s against the absolutism of writers like...

…  Daniel Kahneman Was Sometimes Wrong, and Always Right - The Atlantic . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)  “We would all like to have a warning bell t...

…   Risible - Word Daily .

 … to the Little Flower —   Miraculous Invocation to St. Therese .

Appraisal Life’s mystery deepens as time proceeds. He’s less sure now of everything. And doubt turns out to have  its thrills. Nearby Muzak ...

…  Good Friday changed St. Veronica. Her example changed my work as a prison chaplain. | America Magazine .

… to demonstrate common sense …   (18) Scientist dispute stupid with, you know, facts . Of course, common sense seems increasingly less comm...

 …   AN EASTER REVERIE: THE GREAT CLOUD OF UNKNOWING IN CHRISTIAN “LEADERSHIP” BOOKS

 I am not feeling well today. I may do a little blogging later today, but I’m not sure just now.

 …  Sensational trial ends in couple’s conviction.

 …  Honoring Vietnam War era veterans in the U.S.

 …   ‘Write Like a Man’ Review: Diana Trilling’s Challenge.    (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The principal figure here is Diana Trilling, a brillian...

For the essential thing about the work of art is that it is work, and very hard work too. — Joyce Cary , ho died on this date in 1957

…  Stochastic | Word Genius .

 …;to the Little Flower —   Miraculous Invocation to St. Therese.

 I had much to do today of a personal matter. Blogging will resume tomorrow.

 …  Blennerhassett Island – staging ground for high treason.

 …  Belated recognition of March 27th anniversary.

…  Paul Davis On Crime: Discussing Crime On Dawn Stensland's Philadelphia Talk Radio WPHT 1210 Program .

…  Paul Davis On Crime: My Crime Beat Column: Take Steps To Avoid The Violent Crime Of Carjacking .

 …  The death of a great American.

…   Top Shots: Compelling Images From Our Region . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

 …  Superior Blues. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Superior,  I learned as a child, was home to the world's largest grain elevator and charcoal ...

Any writer who knows what he's doing isn't doing very much. — Nelson Algren , orn on this date in 1909

…  Prescind - Word Daily .

 … with the Little Flower —   Daily Scripture & Reflections.

…  Former Sen. Joe Lieberman has died | CNN Politics .

 …  Well, this one certainly surprised me!

…  The Notion Club Papers - an Inklings blog: Review of Tolkien's Faith: a spiritual biography by Holly Ordway (2023) .  (Hat tip, Dave ...

 …  The Pulp of Culture: On Andrew Pettegree’s “The Book at War”. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

 …  “But God made no answer…”

 …   “My spirit is tossed about like a shadow…”

Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts — Budd Schulberg , born on this date in 1914

…  Death and typos: my six strange years screening online obituary comments | Life and style | The Guardian . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

 … withe the Little Flower — Daily Scripture & Reflections.

…  Inosculate - Word Daily .

The basic ways the gov steals your money: if you earn it, income tax if you live somewhere, property tax if you spend it, sales tax ...

 … MY LONG STRANGE TRIP TO ARISTOPHANES’ GERYTADES. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

 … The saddest noise, the sweetest noise…

… The chilling truth about Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken, America’s favourite poem. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

 …  About the woodlands I will go.

 …   Dorothy Porter . …   A. E. Housman . … Robert Frost. (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

…   (18) A Comparison of the Roles of Doubt in Philosophy and in Religion .

 …   Words, words, words.   (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) On the Bard’s four-hundred-year legacy.

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. — Joseph Campbell , born on this date in 1904

…  Chinook - Word Daily .

 … with the Little Flower — Daily Scripture & Reflections.

…  Steven Spielberg Decries Anti-Semitism & "History Repeating" At Shoah Ceremony . The new anti-semitism is something we shou...

… Why our institutions keep going woke and going broke .