Hello from the budding green yonder. How are things? I hope things are well. If twitter is any indication though…. well, thankfully twitter is not real life, right?
Actually, I did notice two good things on twitter recently. One is my happy place list. But also the Caped Persuader dropped word of his new post. I read it, and I enjoyed it. It comes with the fun superhero parallels one expects from CP, and it asks some good questions like:
Which [kind of conservative] is the true heir to the American spirit?
What does it even mean to be conservative or liberal?
Which am I?
I should add that I’m not endorsing everything there, especially one part at the end. (You’ll know it when you see it.) : ) Nevertheless, there is plenty to appreciate. Maybe check it out.
Incidentally, all that definition talk reminds me of my reading (that Terran book Human Freedom). I recently came across a section discussing the intended meaning behind a phrase in Aquinas that is translated free-will. Definitions are fascinating little buggers ain’t they? I’ve dropped some thoughts on them myself (here, here, here, here, here, and to a lesser extent but still worth mentioning: here).
Around my neck of realms, the work has really lightened up. The mad rush I mentioned before is now more of a light hustle. That change put the fun back in the work. For example, today, I did a bunch of cleaning up and also a few odd jobs for money. Oh! I am so close to getting my horse that I can smell it! (I mean. I can smell the getting of the horse, not the horse itself. Well, no I suppose I could smell that too if- never mind.)
Well, I better get back to them beautification efforts.
– Pen