It has taken forever and a day to get through this issue of Lapham’s Quarterly. This is not because it was a bad issue but rather these factors: WorkKidsKarateNintendo Reading has just taken a back seat as all the great times for reading are usually taken by requests to play for the kids. I will…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Water
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Lapham’s Quarterly is my favorite publication. I have a passion for history and wanted a journal which provided the golden nuggets both past and present. Lapham’s Quarterly does that.
Lapham’s Quarterly – Fear
I don’t believe ‘enjoyed’ is the right adjective to describe how I felt reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Fear. What is the right word if you continually want to do something yet it causes anxiety and fear while you do it? It is not that reading this edition made me afraid; it is that it called…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Fear
Lapham’s Quarterly – Discovery
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. – Arthur Shopenhauer, 1851 The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it oneself to be acquainted with it. – Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1747 I began to see that among…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Discovery
Journal Entry – 9.14.2017
It is 7:31 PM on Thursday September 14th. We just got back from swim class. The instructors there appear to all be high school kids and I overheard one of them tell a student she was 16 years old and a junior. This was another reminder to me about how quickly time passes. I was…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 9.14.2017
Lapham’s Quarterly – Home
Just finished Lapham’s Quarterly – Home and here are the things that stood out to me and my thoughts. “Money is human happiness in abstracto; consequently he who is no longer capable of happiness in concreto sets his whole heart on money.” – Arthur Schopenhauer I haven’t yet found a quick and easy way to…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Home
Lapham’s Quarterly – Book of Nature Quotes
I finally finished Lapham's Quarterly's Book of Nature yesterday. Work wasn't too busy, the family was away and I got some serious reading done. Here are my favorites from this edition: "Here is our long-forgotten family home.And, having heard now and then the voice of ancestors calling,Like a grey little forest bird, from far-away centuries,I… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Book of Nature Quotes
Heraclitus quotes
My favorite quotes from Heraclitus: πολυμαθίη νόον οὐ διδάσκειMuch learning does not teach understanding ποταμοῖσι τοῖσιν αὐτοῖσιν ἐμϐαίνουσιν, ἕτερα καὶ ἕτερα ὕδατα ἐπιρρεῖ.Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers. χρὴ γὰρ εὖ μάλα πολλῶν ἴστορας φιλοσόφους ἄνδρας εἶναιMen that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed. τὰ ὄντα…… Continue reading Heraclitus quotes
Main Street – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Reading my Lapham’s Quarterly – Book of Nature, I came across “Main Street” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. As this very blog is a testament, I am fascinated by the passage of time and it seems Mr. Hawthorne sees it in much the same way and was as enthralled by it as I. Here are my favorite…… Continue reading Main Street – Nathaniel Hawthorne