Mirrors and Self-Image
August 31, 2022
An interesting question came up on the DarkHorse podcast: How do we distinguish mental-illness-derived desire to transform the body from the legitimate desire to match
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Playing to strengths
August 30, 2022
I had a conversation the other day with my son and daughter-in-law. We were talking about some recent story…. reimaginings. I confess I’ve not seen
Crime and Poverty
August 26, 2022
Coleman Hughes conversation with Rafael Mangual concerning the link between crime and poverty. Coleman Hughes on America’s Failed Criminal Justice Experiment with Rafael Mangual
Learning from Mistakes
August 24, 2022
A big part of the reason I’m reading, particularly classic literature, is the intention to learn more about life. Proverbs says to get wisdom and
Babel as a Story of Exploitation and Empire
August 22, 2022
I ran across another really interesting interpretation of the Babel story on Twitter, of all places. This one is from a thread by AriLamm. He says
The Tower of Babel and the Inability to Speak Another’s Language
August 16, 2022
I heard something interesting today on a podcast interview between Jonathan Haidt and Robert Wright. Haidt noted that the biblical story of the tower of
L’amica geniale- Elena Ferrante (update on Italian reading in general)
August 15, 2022
I have a whole list of Italian books I want to read. The list looks like this right now: La divina commedia- Dante Alighieri (1320)
Jane Eyre- Thornfield and Ferndean
August 9, 2022
Return to ThornfieldSt. John makes one more attempt to persuade Jane, by suggesting she pray for light while he is away for a fortnight. She
Strunk on Style
August 8, 2022
At work I have been editing… not sure if that’s the right term… a few of the books my boss has written. This started out
Jane Eyre- Moorhouse/Morton School
August 6, 2022
Jane takes a coach as far as her money will carry her, and is dropped off at a crossroads. She spends several days exposed and
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.”
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.