Monthly Archives: February 2012
The War That Killed Achilles
Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus and its devastation. Re-reading The Iliad has been fairly eye-opening. Back in high school I actually sympathized with Paris and Helen. This time around, it’s Achilles I’m feeling for. His reluctance to … Continue reading
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THE READING LIST
If I had all the money in the world, I would happily transform my home into a library and study all day long. Since I don’t have all the money in the world, here’s the next best thing: St. John’s … Continue reading
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Gone
gone adj. no longer in existence If, in the immediate aftermath of Homo sapiens petrolerus, the tanks and towers of the Texas petrochemical patch all detonated together in one spectacular roar, after the oily smoke cleared, there would remain melted roads, twisted pipe, … Continue reading
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