2009
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Gene Robinson on Civility
We had the privilege of hearing Gene Robinson speak at the Monadnock Summer Lyceum last week. Among other things, his talk offered an unusually profound perspective on what is normally referred to as “civility.”
Keeping Busy in Southern New Hampshire
This has been a very busy week — who says you have to live in the city to have a full menu of cultural offerings.
Art and Crafts
Yesterday Serafin and I drove up to Lake Sunapee to visit the annual fair of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen (it runs through Sunday, the 9th). She had been there before, but it was my first time in the 23 summers I’ve lived in the state. I was stunned and delighted by [...]
Review: Catching Fire
(Pending)
Review: Summer Hours
Summer Hours, directed by Olivier Assayas (2009, in French, with English subtitles), viewed at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre on July 10, 2009.
I found Summer Hours to be very engaging — not everyone’s cup of tea, perhaps, but for me an extremely compelling film.
Thoughts About Heraclitus’ Fragment 60
Up down way: one and the same. —Heraclitus, Fragment 60
What might Heraclitus have meant?