The Fairies are supposed to change their residence on the Solstice, and maybe become visible to people. In any case, fairy art fills social media with delightful whimsy. Here are some examples I found just within the last few minutes. Happy Summer!
Category: literature
Harvard and Hillsdale: A Tale of Two Elite Colleges
There is a story in the news today about two colleges. One is the oldest college in America, having been founded before the American Revolution. It is also perhaps the very most elite of the Ivy League. It is the goal of most children of the elite in America, which is the closest we have …
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Friday Post: Pithy Memes
Online memes aren’t always funny. Sometimes they are serious, and instructive. Below are some from this week that stood out for me. Socialism has no redeeming social value for civilization. No one knows it better than Sowell Too many bad bills passed recently. Truth Another good one from Sowell Truth And finally: I am still …
On the Decline of Europe: Chad Crowley
This post, a very long one with many sections, is one that everyone should read. Everyone, even those of us who are paying attention, can learn something from Chad's well-thought-out exposition. Read this, and take it to heart. I am posting it in its entirety here, for those who are not on X/Twitter, and I …
Perhaps JK Rowling’s best essay on “Transgender” Ideology
This is reprinted in its entirety from a post on X/Twitter. I think my readers need to read this, and take it to heart. Rowling has been an intrepid advocate for Women and their special, private places in all of life, and I can tell you she has suffered for her viewpoint. As is usual …
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This is what makes X/Twitter so wonderful
Where else can you get such a great education in topics you never knew you were interested in? Just today, two accounts posted on entirely different subjects, and I now have better knowledge of my world. The first thread involves the study of Old English. I thought I knew a bit about it, but it …
Professor McGonagall Died Today. R.I.P. Dame Maggie Smith
For all my Harry Potter Fan followers, here are a bunch of tributes to Dame Maggie Smith, a superb actress, all of whose roles were widely praised just about everywhere. She was truly one of a kind, and will be sorely missed. https://twitter.com/TheDailyHPotter/status/1839711608878113051 https://twitter.com/HPotterUniverse/status/1839672471970099421 https://twitter.com/TheDailyHPotter/status/1839673513881358634 https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1839656558105592143 https://twitter.com/TheDailyHPotter/status/1839669110134767824 All three above have died in the last …
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Freedom of Speech = Freedom of Thought
For, what is Speech, but the expression of Thought in Words? The words can be written or spoken aloud, but they still convey Thought. If you are prevented from Speaking for long enough, then you are prevented from Thinking. Thinking and Speaking are what makes us humans different from all other animals on the Earth …
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #274: Asymmetry
Asymmetry is pretty simple for me to find. I just step out the back sliding door, and I find my two small Japanese Maple trees. Both are studies in Asymmetry. The one that I planted first, just after I bought my house in the summer of 2000, is named "Fluffy" (by my husband). It was …
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This week, I went to the public library
And this is what I found outside the door. Those are some pretty big books! Classics that everyone should read.
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