tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.comments2024-02-17T06:32:38.467-06:00Slowly Percolating FormsDavid O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-47373830285024399602020-03-29T10:15:39.045-05:002020-03-29T10:15:39.045-05:00The liturgical calendar has, for me, a wonderfully...The liturgical calendar has, for me, a wonderfully strict temporal yet conceptually flexible structure that belies its centuries old history. Human existence, sans categories, seemingly adopts these qualities with often minimal effort. The sheer willingness to try is often sufficient.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153294328839453889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-10317836760832053062019-05-20T15:24:41.452-05:002019-05-20T15:24:41.452-05:00It's certainly not unheard of to have a quote ...It's certainly not unheard of to have a quote corrupted by the popular imagination. It's not too much of a stretch to think. "I do not claim to know those things that I do not know," could have been corrupted in this way.<br /><br />An example that leaps to mind:<br />Clint Eastwood (as Dirty Harry): 'Do ya feel lucky punk?' was never uttered in the movie.<br /><br />ItJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919856027735432311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-21989347827729471522019-05-20T15:06:43.755-05:002019-05-20T15:06:43.755-05:00Thanks for your comment, Josh. (I'm not sure w...Thanks for your comment, Josh. (I'm not sure which Josh this is.) What's at issue here for me is captured in your phrase "if I can trust the translation into English." My point is that the translation into English isn't even a translation. Plato's texts don't have Socrates saying that; the phrase is a later addition or a *very* poor translation of what Socrates says.David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-33656540118347644172019-05-19T22:11:02.587-05:002019-05-19T22:11:02.587-05:00I have to disagree with your assessment here. '...I have to disagree with your assessment here. 'I know this one thing: that I know nothing,' indicates a contradiction if I can trust the translation into English. On the other hand, it could be a joke, or it could be a poke at someone who had similar thoughts in that day. I don't know enough context to say either is true (or false). Is there any indication that Socrates satirized any Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919856027735432311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-91233416632503016182019-05-19T22:04:06.783-05:002019-05-19T22:04:06.783-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919856027735432311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-22477320030728597142019-04-30T11:36:41.615-05:002019-04-30T11:36:41.615-05:00Thank you, Daniel. You speak like the friend that ...Thank you, Daniel. You speak like the friend that you are, which is to say, your comment here is an example of agapic love. To anyone who chances upon this reply to Daniel I will add that I have learned immensely from Daniel over the years, and I strongly recommend his recent book, "Loving Immigrants In America." https://www.amazon.com/David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-37859014803196927702019-04-30T11:08:05.718-05:002019-04-30T11:08:05.718-05:00Your writing, born of life and heart, feeds our in...Your writing, born of life and heart, feeds our inner lives. Thanks.Daniel G. Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264510742074134903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-46213471431321742422019-01-30T05:10:36.265-06:002019-01-30T05:10:36.265-06:00David, I didn't locate this box, so put a comm...David, I didn't locate this box, so put a comment under Speaking. Sorry.Anthony Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455810857171179323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-88068567819246094432019-01-30T04:38:19.840-06:002019-01-30T04:38:19.840-06:00Dear David, I can't find an email address for ...Dear David, I can't find an email address for you. My name is Anthony Howell. I am writing a book called THE STEP IS THE FOOT - dealing with the relationship of the dance step to the metrical foot in poetry. With your permission I would like to use your photo of Boustrophedon writing in the book - where I am talking about the movement of the chorus in strophe and anti-strophe. My email is Anthony Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455810857171179323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-75625407634518489942017-10-29T14:55:07.312-05:002017-10-29T14:55:07.312-05:00Thanks, Nathan!Thanks, Nathan!David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-26055160234861292382017-10-13T16:25:04.220-05:002017-10-13T16:25:04.220-05:00Lovely work, Dave. Lovely work, Dave. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310539731599324652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-86060053999635426982017-03-20T02:21:19.624-05:002017-03-20T02:21:19.624-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793016008062780155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-34697629936096373462017-03-02T01:53:01.977-06:002017-03-02T01:53:01.977-06:00interesting blog. It would be great if you can pro...<br />interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks you<br /><br /><a href="http://www.akshararbol.com/pedagogy-middle-years.html" rel="nofollow">British School Chennai</a>Zereldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255513352548048265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-13619746637800814812016-10-14T13:32:12.794-05:002016-10-14T13:32:12.794-05:00Greetings, Chris! Thanks for taking the time to r...Greetings, Chris! Thanks for taking the time to read what I wrote, and to respond to it so thoughtfully. I look forward to hearing more from you, either here or by email. All blessings, <br /><br />DaveDavid O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-43692186275478859662016-10-11T23:18:07.573-05:002016-10-11T23:18:07.573-05:00Greetings David! I am a chemistry educator, Peirce...Greetings David! I am a chemistry educator, Peirce fanboi, and recently reverted Catholic from the Southern Hemisphere. Just found your site through one of those Brownian motion clicking-from-link-to-link paths on the internet - someone tweeted a link to the fact that a journal I'd never heard of was closing down, and a book review of yours was one of the few things that was free to access onChris Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020350770567584929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-43705388919833163692016-07-07T08:31:56.974-05:002016-07-07T08:31:56.974-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731168619737216574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-45847100672656208822016-06-15T11:59:40.977-05:002016-06-15T11:59:40.977-05:00Thanks, Leigh. That means a lot, coming from someo...Thanks, Leigh. That means a lot, coming from someone who writes as well and as meaningfully as you!David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-39995613209031861212016-06-15T10:45:55.678-05:002016-06-15T10:45:55.678-05:00Beautiful reflection, David. Thank you for this.Beautiful reflection, David. Thank you for this.Doctor Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-47592641168506965342016-05-30T17:33:49.366-05:002016-05-30T17:33:49.366-05:00I don't think Cameron's Avatar was too off...I don't think Cameron's Avatar was too off the mark on how our species would treat other species we encountered if we were to travel to living exoplanets. We know the history of what the European colonizers did to the indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, Australia, etc. Unless our species becomes much more compassionate and ethical, we would do the same to any alien people or Silent Sentinelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004927501081661733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-27086052367402891982016-01-01T18:23:20.643-06:002016-01-01T18:23:20.643-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-55710749730627264272015-12-16T10:27:13.806-06:002015-12-16T10:27:13.806-06:00That was a great post with beautiful sentiments.That was a great post with beautiful sentiments.Buford T. Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083588374780148009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-23851022838729474142015-08-27T15:52:46.937-05:002015-08-27T15:52:46.937-05:00I'm glad to hear that you found this helpful. ...I'm glad to hear that you found this helpful. It's a beautiful site, and I think knowing a little about it makes it even more interesting and lovely.David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-45033105274401226712015-08-26T04:00:13.939-05:002015-08-26T04:00:13.939-05:00Thank you for the information on why some letters ...Thank you for the information on why some letters are the wrong way round. No one was able to tell me when we visited two weeks ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352149215427925018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-75133179177101415642015-04-07T15:52:57.332-05:002015-04-07T15:52:57.332-05:00Thank you, Jean. Every now and again I return to ...Thank you, Jean. Every now and again I return to this piece and re-read it, and each time it feels like another massive wave of grief rolling over me. I miss him deeply. Somehow, knowing that someone else read these words and understood that grief makes the pain a little less, so again, thank you.David O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262049304946368085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181251538881295139.post-68565513428959177742015-04-07T15:19:39.112-05:002015-04-07T15:19:39.112-05:00David, I heard you speak at Mercy Church in Sioux ...David, I heard you speak at Mercy Church in Sioux Falls on Palm Sunday. I was looking for those words on vocation, when I stumbled across this. You have addressed grief - and reconciliation to that grief - very eloquently. Mike's gifts live on through you. Thank you for writing and sharing your thoughts and pain. Jean MalloryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911311945051070017noreply@blogger.com