January 2009
6 posts
Perfection Wasted by John Updike
And another regrettable thing about death is the ceasing of your own brand of magic, which took a whole life to develop and market — the quips, the witticisms, the slant adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest the lip of the stage, their soft faces blanched in the footlight glow, their laughter close to tears, their tears confused with their diamond earrings, their warm pooled breath...
“If you are bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning...”
– Lou Holtz
If only my Catholic education was something...
“Teaching a Child the Art of Confession”
David Shumate
It is best not to begin with Adam and Eve. Original Sin is baffling, even for the most sophisticated minds. Besides, children are frightened of naked people and apples. Instead, start with the talking snake. Children like to hear what animals have to say. Let him hiss for a while and tell his own tale. They’ll figure him...