Captian's Log Awful 13 Jul 2017 Well, I tried something different today. A while back, I wrote Why Martial Arts on my blog, and it’s been one of my most read posts ever, having more than…
Captian's Log Getting to the Party 5 Jul 2017 It is easy, in my estimation, to let immediate circumstance dictate one’s outlook. Today, I was headed to a birthday party with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long…
Captian's Log Happy Fourth of July 2017 3 Jul 20173 Jul 2017 Happy Fourth of July, eat, drink, and be merry. But take a moment to recognize the wonderful truth set down in the Declaration of Independence. No, I'm not talking about…
Captian's Log Israel and Sisyphus 23 Jun 2017 One of my favorite Myths is that of Sisyphus. When I first read the tale I had what I think is a very American reaction, to view him as noble.…
Captian's Log The Logos 19 Jun 2017 What is the purpose of a man? A table is made to hold things, and a chair to sit on, but what is a man to do with his three…
Captian's Log Rush Limbaugh = Socrates 15 Jun 201715 Jun 2017 One of the most poignant parts of the Apologia is Socrates’ unveiling of his real accusers. They were not those who had brought the accusations, they were far older. Socrates…
Captian's Log The End of a Term 14 Jun 2017 Jubilation! I have finished my last final. It is time to relax a moment. (Self-satisfied sigh.) There is a whole week looking me in the face without a single homework…
Captian's Log A Modern Challenge 12 Jun 2017 In The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis systematically takes apart a rising system of education which broke from traditional virtues. Part of the problem he puts forth is that…
Captian's Log Ideologies Are Not People 9 Jun 20179 Jun 2017 I love this video. Sometimes, playing the fool is the only way to speak the truth to people. I think I heard that from Klavan. Anyway, the truth is: Ideologies…
Captian's Log Puppet or What? 6 Jun 2017 I have been enjoying an engaging set of lectures by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. The series is called, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. I just finished the final…
