A Fort Made of Books

Since I've been on a Brahms kick lately, I thought I would start Assignment Two of " How to Read a Good Symphony " with Brahm...

Once again, I decided to treat myself to a dinner out, this time on South Grand Blvd. in St. Louis. I meant to go to that nice Vietnamese pl...

Yesterday I celebrated Friday afternoon with a movie and supper at an Italian restaurant. The movie was Stardust , based on a book I enjoyed...

All right, now. I've admitted to suffering from textile-induced vertigo AND eardrumrolls . I might as well mention some of the other wa...

Finally, it is time to wrap up the First Assignment in how to read a good symphony. The last piece from our original bakers' dozen is a...

The latest from the ELCA church sign near my house: THIS CHURCH IS PRAYER-CONDITIONED ...yet another opportunistic message, coming at a time...

I like paradoxes. They can be funny, touching, or just plain weird. Paradoxes abound in the very best religious hymns (I'm a big fan of ...