this article got me thinking about that phrase, 'knowing something by heart.' that's more apt than we recognize, because, as she points out, having these...
by the way, notice that her first phrase was "these fragments," which brings to mind ts eliot's poem that describes modern life as 'the waste land.' the entire...
In a message dated 12/29/02 5:43:47 PM, barry@... writes: Barry: Learning by heart comes from the Greek theory that our brain was in the chest. Now,...
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tim writes ... heheeeeee! professor weaver: how bout if i stop when you stop misspelling "cousin" and begin putting question marks at the end of your...
In a message dated 12/30/02 1:36:08 AM, barry@... writes: << Oh, alright. Just for the sake of good holiday cheer, I'll capitalize this capital...
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Interesting article. I had one class at Baylor in which we memorized more poetry than we did in all of high school ( "whan that april with its showres ...
In a message dated 12/30/02 10:27:11 PM, stingray1@... writes: << The heart is the seat of understanding; thus the Scripture speaks of men "wise in...
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... I always thought it was funny that the ancient Greeks were so unempirical. Aristotle would nonchalantly say that men have more teeth than women, based on ...
In a message dated 12/31/02 3:54:43 PM, barry@... writes: << I always thought it was funny that the ancient Greeks were so unempirical. Aristotle...
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re both Tim and Barry's comments: Yeah, it's funny how the Greeks didn't get it right, and seems like it would have been easy for them to inquire more...
In a message dated 1/1/03 4:55:50 PM, stingray1@... writes: << re both Tim and Barry's comments: Yeah, it's funny how the Greeks didn't get it right, and...
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mike brannon sends me this article -- woww! i want that CD! ... Researchers translate DNA code into music Tuesday, January 21, 2003 Posted: 10:21 AM EST (1521...
what say ye to a game of sorts? let's have an info-race to see who can find out the most the first about the mystery ship the "high aim," found off the coast...
Piracy seems to be the working theory: http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5857411%255E662,00.html Interestingly, the captain and first...
ever hear of the concept of the food desert? picture lawrence of arabia tromping through potato chips? well, the idea is that even in wealthy countries there...
In a message dated 5/5/03 3:17:35 AM, barry@... writes: << ever hear of the concept of the food desert? picture lawrence of arabia tromping through...
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a thought-provoking article on warriors and their sense of honor throughout history. <http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i28/28b00701.htm> sooooo, in your opinion,...
I think there is a difference in types of forgiveness, which muddies the discussion of religious perspectives on forgiveness. There is the type in which God...
rich writes: <<So in Wiesenthal's story, the act of forgiving the Nazi would not have absolved the Nazi of his sins - that would be between him and God. >> ...
... to forgive some things. Therein lies one of the differences between relious groups, possibly. My belief is that we're told to forgive people, not things....
by the sometimes redoubtable george f will: can we make iraq democratic? <http://www.city-journal.org/html/14_1_can_we_make_iraq.html> i'd be interested in...
Well, Barry, glad to see you are firing off missiles once again to you constituency! I'll read the George Will piece and comment later. Your Cousin, Tim Market...
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favorite quotes: jason y passes on this link -- i'd read it when it was published a few weeks ago. it's an article by alex ross, critic at large, talking about...
by the way, has anyone seen mel gibson's 'passion?' i saw it on opening night, and came away with a number of expected and unexpected impressions. what are...
richard florida is coming under attack for his theory of the "creative class," which i mentioned here a couple of years ago. read about the various points of...
ever hear any of edvard grieg's piano renditions of norwegian folk tunes? here's a remarkable recording of them, with a traditional fiddler playing the...
sobering and excellent thoughts here from a thoughtful conservative ... we'd all like to say "that's not really us," but the facts always tell otherwise....
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