Comments on: A Spark of Hope http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/ Sometime editor, all-the-time mother, delivering facts, reviews, commentary, and rants. Occasionally in that order. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:39:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: nk http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-425481 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:09:04 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-425481 I think the phrase we're looking for is "eh?". A bunch of woolgathering scriveners are the architects of western civilization? Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, are just incidental? I think the phrase we’re looking for is “eh?”. A bunch of woolgathering scriveners are the architects of western civilization? Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, are just incidental?

]]> by: Tari http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-418487 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:13:09 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-418487 nk - Dorothy Sayers was married. Unhappily, but married nevertheless. And I don't think anyone was saying that 1930's detective stories were the apogee of human civilization. They're just, uh, nice to read. nk - Dorothy Sayers was married. Unhappily, but married nevertheless.

And I don’t think anyone was saying that 1930’s detective stories were the apogee of human civilization. They’re just, uh, nice to read.

]]> by: lifepundit http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-416817 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:46:05 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-416817 I think that's the logic behind not letting priests marry. That if you only serve one master, you'll get more done. We just watched the HBO series on John Adams. His family certainly suffered from his and Abigail's sacrifices for our country. Still, is the goal of life to be highly accomplished (for some, yes) or to live fully, which for me, includes a relationship with a life partner and my child. Some days just getting out of bed is a high accomplishment. I think that’s the logic behind not letting priests marry. That if you only serve one master, you’ll get more done.

We just watched the HBO series on John Adams. His family certainly suffered from his and Abigail’s sacrifices for our country.

Still, is the goal of life to be highly accomplished (for some, yes) or to live fully, which for me, includes a relationship with a life partner and my child. Some days just getting out of bed is a high accomplishment.

]]> by: nk http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-413462 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:46:49 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-413462 I suppose if we take into account Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Justinian, Mohammed, Henry VIII, George Washington, Napoleon ... you know, like totally "unaccomplished" married men, it kind of makes sense. Heck, how many Lord Peter stories did any of them write? I suppose if we take into account Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Justinian, Mohammed, Henry VIII, George Washington, Napoleon … you know, like totally “unaccomplished” married men, it kind of makes sense. Heck, how many Lord Peter stories did any of them write?

]]> by: cardeblu http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-409403 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:47:47 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-409403 Well, that didn't work. Try this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WjJQwTKYfd4 Well, that didn’t work. Try this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WjJQwTKYfd4

]]> by: cardeblu http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-409396 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:41:53 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-409396 Kind of OT, but speaking of Bach: <a>Tocatta and Fugue in D minor</a> on a Russian bayan. I wish this were on just one video instead of two (fuga in related videos), but his performance, interpretation and technique is one of the best, if not THE best I have ever encountered, aurally and visually. Breathtaking! Kind of OT, but speaking of Bach: Tocatta and Fugue in D minor on a Russian bayan. I wish this were on just one video instead of two (fuga in related videos), but his performance, interpretation and technique is one of the best, if not THE best I have ever encountered, aurally and visually. Breathtaking!

]]> by: Tari http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-409363 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:49 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/07/03/a-spark-of-hope/#comment-409363 Yes, but as far as Sayers goes - I don't think she ever really proves in Gaudy Night that women must be single to accomplish great things. The characters discuss that proposition over and over, but in the end Harriet's "job" encompasses more than her writing, as is true for many people. And who is judging what are "great things"? Is it better to contribute a perfect manuscript or a well-adjusted child to the world? I think very few people should view one or the other as their sole "job", but that's my personal opinion. I'd like to think you can contribute greatly to both professional and domestic spheres - maybe not at the exact same time, but over the course of one's life, certainly. Yes, but as far as Sayers goes - I don’t think she ever really proves in Gaudy Night that women must be single to accomplish great things. The characters discuss that proposition over and over, but in the end Harriet’s “job” encompasses more than her writing, as is true for many people. And who is judging what are “great things”? Is it better to contribute a perfect manuscript or a well-adjusted child to the world? I think very few people should view one or the other as their sole “job”, but that’s my personal opinion. I’d like to think you can contribute greatly to both professional and domestic spheres - maybe not at the exact same time, but over the course of one’s life, certainly.

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