Huff Expressions

I’m grading some papers, I need some relief;

Well, it may do to remember that drudgery is necessary for ecstacy, that students pay to be graded, that this is, after all, something I wanted to do. And throw in the fact that some of the greatest learning is found in observing the thinking of others; then, well, perhaps I should say it is a joy to grade papers.

But not right now!

So, I will divert to something I learned from Allan Bloom in his 1980’s bestseller, The Closing of the American Mind. He talked about the perennial human problem of wanting the end without the means. We want creativity without work, money without industry, joy without pain…you get the idea.

Bloom was particularly interested in how the modern music/drugs/’free’ sex world is damning our culture by making it so easy to bypass normal means. And he says, I think, that without the appropriate means, the ends simply are not what they should/could/would be. Get it? (more…)

The deal about "smartest man" was too funny to me, a fluke that gave alot of laughs. Thanks to family and friends that put up with it and visited my site for fun! I do hope to post frequently and get some pictures up, etc. Thanks especially to Dale who wrote and encouraged me to stay with this. I welcome feedback if/when you want to or have the time. Glad to write, glad for the occasional reader.
Blessings, Randy

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