Archive: ‘Thinking About’

With my son (and oldest child) five weeks into his first year of public education, I have been thinking about school. I’ve been listening to other anxious parents who, like us, have sent their firstborn off to school. And I’ve been remembering my own scholastic career—the good, the bad, and the ugly (which peaked around [...]

Lately I’ve been thinking about liturgy. I know, I know—that sounds incredibly boring. The word ‘liturgy’ causes most of us to think of church services, and specifically the dry (and often alienating) routines of a particular denominational tradition.
Liturgy need not be a dirty word. Etymologically, liturgy means ‘the work of the people.’ Liturgy suggests that [...]

I’ve been thinking recently about a phrase from Tolkein’s Return of the King. It comes after Samwise—himself just waking up—has seen his friend Gandalf fall a great distance, to what Sam assumed was a certain death. But when Gandalf appears alive, Sam is amazed:
He gasped: ‘Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought [...]

I’ve been thinking about Little League. If you watch sports on TV, it was hard to avoid the Little League World Series over the last few weeks.
The Little League World Series makes for gripping (well, maybe not gripping, but at least compelling) TV for a few reasons. First is the whole USA versus the world [...]

I’ve been thinking about Michael Vick. Not because I’m an Eagles fan. Not because I’m prepping for a fantasy football draft. I haven’t been thinking about issues of animal cruelty. I’m not that interested in whether or not Vick will be an effective football player after a two year absence.
The thing that struck me about [...]