Building Great Sentences

What other way to end off April than delving into a book on Great Sentences? I picked up this Great Courses guidebook at the library, and I'll give you my brief notes on each chapter. Sentences make "propositions" -- ideas which we may agree or disagree with. Syntax (arrangment) and vocabulary (content) inform a sentence.…

thoughts on death

I think death is something we don't think about enough. Either we obsess over it, or forget it; I find neither to be right. But one thing that gives me hope is reading about Paul's perspective on death in 1 Corinthians 15 (selected passages): What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.…

The Rise Of Skywalker: Review

Man. Before we start, first of all, major spoilers ahead. Also, looking at my TLJ review has me nostalgic right now. Since there is a LONG post ahead, I'll break it up with some gifs. 😉 *drumroll please*  Review Goodness is wholesome, healing, exciting, inspiring, fulfilling, and uplifting. When you say a movie is good, you…

Good Writing Offends People.

All right, all right. I know everyone's probably going to--well--get offended by this. But I've been pondering something lately. This morning, I had a conversation with someone wherein they talked about how often people cussed in public school. "And we're not supposed to even think about those words because Holy Holy Holy, right?" she said.…

becoming human.

I built this article on one idea: Life isn't what we see, but also what we don't see. This morning I've been researching New York's third trimester abortion law. I looked at the bill. I could not believe my eyes. ""Person" refers to the victim of homicide who has been born and is alive." You mean…