Category Archives: Everyone Needs A Hobby

American novels: The plot turns on Tom killing Richard. Russian novels: The plot turns on Ivan Stepovich insulting the servant of Stepan Ivanovich’s brother’s son, who obtains revenge by defrauding Ivan Stepovich’s uncle, who was also the caretaker of Ivanovich’s grandmother’s ex-lover, who hanged himself after Ivanovich insulted his mother.

Back when I had a Facebook account, I made dozens of these. People seemed to like them. Here are a few of the old ones.

Readers, if you teach at a private Christian school where seniors are required to write a thesis, I am curious to know what sort of subjects your seniors are presenting on. If you are willing to share them, I would love to look over a list of senior thesis statements/subjects from the last several years.Continue reading “A Little Help From My Friends”

“Many parents make the decision to send their children to a classical Christian school with their eyes, not their ears.” -from “A Short Introduction to Classical Christian Education,” coming October 2022 through Gibbs Classical

The family in Bar Harbor, about three minutes from a downpour.

“A little girl with a good imagination can make one cheap, stuffed doll do all the things that a dull-witted girl needs an army of expensive, mechanical dolls to accomplish. A mechanical doll will say, “Play with me,” and suck its thumb. A cheap, stuffed doll will deliver Pericles’ funeral oration while cooking pretend chickenContinue reading “Buy Your Children Basic Toys”

The Marriage Plot is more or less a miracle of good humor.