Reflections on Traditions Habits, customs, traditions – these words are often used interchangeably but have unique meanings. A habit is something we do over and over again such as brushing our teeth at least twice a day, but I doubt many of us would call that a tradition! A custom is something that we may…
I spent the month of October reading the Complete Poems of Robert Frost (Holt, Rinehart and Winston). It is tempting for a reader to afford someone like Robert Frost (1874-1963) the kind of deferential lens that, when applied to other writers, forces us to appreciate Proust. Once writers become Laureates we feel compelled to laud them. However,…
Why? These days, there are at least three reasons for a person to start a Blog. He wants to spend a lot of time writing words that only his rabid fans will read. He has no rabid fans, but he is contractually obligated to start a Blog. He thinks that a Blog a is good…