“The way Tod spoke of their relationship to his friends didn’t always seem entirely accurate to Jill. Tod was ambitious, of course, and perhaps this accounted for his tendency of wildly exaggerating how often they saw each other, or his descriptions of what they did when they were together. “We have this thing we doContinue reading “Bad Romance”
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Opening 2024: The Classical Teaching Institute
This summer, my family and I are moving back to Idaho where I will be the director of The Classical Teaching Institute. A website with full details is coming soon.
Things I Would Like To Be Grateful For This Christmas
Giuseppe Giusti’s Banda Rossa 20-year vinegar Frederic Malle’s Noir Epices Jacqueline Deep Search mug jjjjound x Reebok Classic Nylon White (Size 13) Esteban’s Amber Japanese style incense A bronze gong, perhaps this one or even this one Nishane discovery set, Serge Lutens discovery set D.S. & Durga car fresheners The Portable Fireplace candle
Top 10 Gibbs Articles
As of today, I have been blogging for CiRCE for ten years. I decided to make a list of my ten favorite articles from over the last decade. You can read that list here.
I Paid Extra For An Autographed Copy
Just arrived in the mail today.
Proverbial, Episode 124: Not My First Rodeo
The latest episode of Proverbial is devoted to the saying, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat,” which I think one of the most misunderstood aphorisms that pretty much everybody’s heard. Download the latest show here.
Views: Gibbs In Monument Valley
Views: Gibbs In Arches National Park, Utah
How Much Lecture Is Necessary?
“How much lecture is necessary?” is a divisive question because there’s really no standard definition of “lecture” among classical educators. Some teachers think a lecture is an uninterrupted 45-minute talk on why Jane Austen didn’t like the city of Bath, which sounds a bit dull and unlikely to incline students to virtue—and the idea thatContinue reading “How Much Lecture Is Necessary?”
Let Me Take You Back To 2003
You in the hotel business center, printing off MapQuest instructions, amazed at technology these days.
