Everyone Loves Larry

Jane Eyre Penguin Classics Introduction

August 5, 2023

The Penguin Classics intro to Jane Eyre was written by Dr Stevie Davies. Much of the following text is simply copying, or slightly paraphrasing Davies.

July 2023 Reading

July 28, 2023

In honor of our trip to Rome at the end of the coming November, I’m reading up on Roman history. So I’ve added some history

SPQR Ch 5 – Mary Beard

July 28, 2023

5 A Wider World Roman literature and roman territorial expansion went hand in hand. Rome had used writing for basic communication since its inception. But with

SPQR Ch 4 – Mary Beard

July 27, 2023

4 Rome’s Great Leap Forward Besides the two consuls, there were a series of positions below that: praetors and quaestors. The senate was a permanent

SPQR Ch 3 – Mary Beard

July 26, 2023

3 The Kings of Rome A list of the Roman kings is given: 1) Romulus 2) Numa Pompilius- peaceful character who developed most of Rome’s

SPQR Ch 2 – Mary Beard

July 25, 2023

2 In the BeginningCicero convened the Senate in the Temple of Jupiter. This was the site where Romulus prayed to Jupiter that the Romans would

SPQR Ch 1 – Mary Beard

July 24, 2023

These next posts constitute my note taking on SPQR- A History of Ancient Rome, by Mary Beard. 1 Cicero’s Finest HourCicero vs Catiline 63 BC

Face Update

July 21, 2023

I’m now about 4 months into having laid off the leukemia meds. I’ve also dropped 20 lbs, so that helps, but being off the meds

Guns, Fear, and Protection

July 14, 2023

I saw another thought provoking tweet referencing a Washington Post opinion piece by Christine Emba: “Why do Americans want guns? It comes down to one word.” The

Is Adoption Human Trafficking?

July 12, 2023

I had read a tweet yesterday by someone writing that no matter what Christians do, they get bashed for it. If they campaign to stop

“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.“

This website was formerly “the TL;DR place” on tumblr. But I occasionally posted things that I wanted others to see, and they were unable to access the content without tumblr accounts. I called the blog the TL;DR place because the writing I do here is essentially a place for me to process through my thoughts. Most of my friend group isn’t all that interested in the same things, so I write rather than talk through it.

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.

EVERYONE LOVES LARRY

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