So glad to have you back! The trip looks amazing. And why have I never heard of this mosquito bucket thing before?
I love Ivana's piece, too. I realized quite suddenly about a year ago that Calvin's dad was probably exactly like Calvin when he was a kid. This has made the whole series even sweeter and even more fun to read for me.
A Tale of Two Cities was such a memorable reading experience for me as a teenager. I slogged through the first half. I didn’t get it. The characters annoyed me. It didn’t make sense. And then it all came together in the most beautiful way. It became the most incredible book. I raved about it.
Could you indicate which essay the quote from Ivana came from? When I click the link I’m taken to her Substack landing page.
First: YES to the feeling of heightened sensitivity and the acknowledgement of how LOUD it is out there. I was "forced" to take a screen sabbatical for probably a month or more after an injury that resulted in concussion a few years ago to help my brain heal and I'll never forget that feeling of coming back to them--SO BRIGHT AND LOUD! I wondered how I/anyone was ever able to stand it. It's so interesting to have that experience and to reflect on it. Second: After listening to this week's podcast, I wanted to recommend to you and others (if you haven't read it) the short, recent philosophy book "Why it's OK to Mind Your Own Business" by Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke. I didn't get a chance to participate in the book posts here this summer, but it's one of the books I read and I think this crowd might like it to some degree. While the title might convey a bit of snark, the book is not snarky at all and makes what I thought was a great case for putting your time and energy into home, roots, solitude, and what's local to you (that's mostly what is meant by "your own business" though there's more to it).
So glad to have you back! The trip looks amazing. And why have I never heard of this mosquito bucket thing before?
I love Ivana's piece, too. I realized quite suddenly about a year ago that Calvin's dad was probably exactly like Calvin when he was a kid. This has made the whole series even sweeter and even more fun to read for me.
Oh, I have no doubt that Bill Watterson was just like Calvin as a kid, too — and then became Calvin’s dad as an adult. 😉
Haha! I bet he was & did!
A Tale of Two Cities was such a memorable reading experience for me as a teenager. I slogged through the first half. I didn’t get it. The characters annoyed me. It didn’t make sense. And then it all came together in the most beautiful way. It became the most incredible book. I raved about it.
Could you indicate which essay the quote from Ivana came from? When I click the link I’m taken to her Substack landing page.
Click the link just on either side of her name — Substack'll do that sometimes; it'll make the link split with an author's Substack account link.
And yes to Two Cities! I start teaching it next week and I look forward to wrestling with it with a bunch of teenagers. 😉
I should say, just to the left of Ivana's name — the rest of the link except her actual name.
First: YES to the feeling of heightened sensitivity and the acknowledgement of how LOUD it is out there. I was "forced" to take a screen sabbatical for probably a month or more after an injury that resulted in concussion a few years ago to help my brain heal and I'll never forget that feeling of coming back to them--SO BRIGHT AND LOUD! I wondered how I/anyone was ever able to stand it. It's so interesting to have that experience and to reflect on it. Second: After listening to this week's podcast, I wanted to recommend to you and others (if you haven't read it) the short, recent philosophy book "Why it's OK to Mind Your Own Business" by Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke. I didn't get a chance to participate in the book posts here this summer, but it's one of the books I read and I think this crowd might like it to some degree. While the title might convey a bit of snark, the book is not snarky at all and makes what I thought was a great case for putting your time and energy into home, roots, solitude, and what's local to you (that's mostly what is meant by "your own business" though there's more to it).
That sounds like a great book, Lisa! Thanks for the recommendation.
I definitely kept thinking of you as I read it Tsh!