Today, I am guest blogging at the blog of Vonnie Winslow Crist. She will be visiting here on Wednesday. Many of you may have seen this. It is my All About The Wonder essay. But go ahead and drop by and say hi to Vonnie anyway! http://vonniewinslowcrist.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/all-about-the-wonder-by-l-jagi-lamplighter/
I am looking for pictures of old fashion academic robes. In particular, I am trying to find something like the robe my grandmother had back in the 20s. It has a yoked back like this: But I could have sworn…and perhaps I am mis-remembering, that it had some kind of padding and yoke…
Reposting the second Great Ideas post. Next week, a guest blogger, I think. Then…a new one. The second of the Great Ideas is animals. I am not sure why animals is a Great Idea. I wonder what Great Books include ideas about animals that led Mortimer Adler to put it on the list. Not that…
The Boy Scouts of America are considering changing their policy on allowing homosexuals into Scout leadership positions by leaving the matter up to the local Troop. I think this is a terrible idea! Right now, the organization has one stance and that unity protects the members at all levels. When challenged, they can say, "I'm…
Happy Groundhog Day! Luckily it was overcast ten years ago, or Juss may have chosen to pop back in. Last spring As it is, he is a thriving ten year old, today. He got an unexpected Megazord for his birthday. I have almost never seen such a happy kid. But I could tell that he…
I finally saw the new version of Shakespeare's TEMPEST with Helen Mirren playing Prospera that came out last year. I had not heard much about it, so I thought perhas it was not good. It was excellent! The best version of THE TEMPEST I've ever seen. They did a marvelous job of bringing out…
A neat anthology in which I have a story about a foot-sore angel with a fritzy neon halo. http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/101439/Coliseum-Morpheuon:-Anthology-of-Dreams-(Fiction)?filters=0_0_0_44294_0&manufacturers_id=2373
Now at: @lampwright4 should anyone care.
At long last, I am returning to the Writing the Great Book series that I started two year ago. I am reposting this opening post. I will then, over the next couple of weeks, repost my essays on Angels and Animals. Once that is done, we will begin anew with the rest of Mortimer Adler’s Great…
John and I will be signing books on Tuesday evening at Fountain Books in Richmond, Virginia. We will be there at 7:00. Fountain Books 1312 E. Cary Street Shockoe Slip Richmond, VA 23219 804-788-1594