I would like to say a few things to balance what is obviously an unbalanced column this week...but...on second thought....I think I'll pass...Nice unbalanced piece of writing....
I LOVE it! Standing ovation from me. . .for the record I am totally unbalanced by nature, having from childhood gone on huge binges about things and then, satisfied, moved on. I spent most of the last year up to my eyebrows in N.T. Wright. Last month I suddenly ran out of steam on that and returned the third in his big series only half read. I'd found my answers there and was ready to move on. Someday I may practice N.T.W. immersion again, but for now I'm out of the pool.
Right now I'm drowning happily in J.R.R. Tolkien (but clearly still in a phase involving authors who only use their first initials.) The bonus in this one is that my kids are joyfully joining in--watching movies with Mom and discussing books and reading poetry with her is much more fun than watching her quietly read. (Somehow, try as I might, I could never really convey any excitement about Wright to my little UUs. . .)
Great, great column!
Rebecca C.
Btw, my Montessori educator part feels compelled to point out that this is actually how children learn. Another reason that feeding them a 'balanced' educational diet does not always work well. Sometimes that kid just needs to explore something for days and days, without worrying about other areas.
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Btw, Tia, may I add your site to my blogroll? I've been reading there for several weeks now and think it would appeal to some of my readers too. :)
Julie
Nice article - except for the part where you're ripping Sting. Not cool ;).
Love Sting. And he knows it. We're tight. :)
Julie
I get it but I am not sure that I would have picked 'balanced' - I might have chosen 'mediocre' or 'bland' or 'dispassionate'.
Anyway you want to say it though, I enjoy being a fanatic - although the Chiefs and the Royals are really making it difficult :)
My favorite quote on mediocrity:
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." (W. Somerset Maugham)
Hi Julie,
I would like to say a few things to balance what is obviously an unbalanced column this week...but...on second thought....I think I'll pass...Nice unbalanced piece of writing....
I LOVE it! Standing ovation from me. . .for the record I am totally unbalanced by nature, having from childhood gone on huge binges about things and then, satisfied, moved on. I spent most of the last year up to my eyebrows in N.T. Wright. Last month I suddenly ran out of steam on that and returned the third in his big series only half read. I'd found my answers there and was ready to move on. Someday I may practice N.T.W. immersion again, but for now I'm out of the pool.
Right now I'm drowning happily in J.R.R. Tolkien (but clearly still in a phase involving authors who only use their first initials.) The bonus in this one is that my kids are joyfully joining in--watching movies with Mom and discussing books and reading poetry with her is much more fun than watching her quietly read. (Somehow, try as I might, I could never really convey any excitement about Wright to my little UUs. . .)
Great, great column!
Rebecca C.
Btw, my Montessori educator part feels compelled to point out that this is actually how children learn. Another reason that feeding them a 'balanced' educational diet does not always work well. Sometimes that kid just needs to explore something for days and days, without worrying about other areas.
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