It’s been a while since I bought any Lego gear, but on Saturday I found a box in the Lego City series that would supply Sir Richard’s men with two shovels and Sir Richard with two bars of gold. It would also give me four more minifigs to press into [Read more…]
A gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe wounds did remaine, The cruel markes of many’a bloudy fielde; Yet armes till that time did he never wield: His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to [Read more…]
I was listening to Lewis Howes interviewing Jon Taffer on The School Of Greatness. At the 30 minute mark Taffer talked about how he deals with having multiple projects on the go: “You know, I wake up every day and I think to myself, I’ve got these twelve balls on [Read more…]
Telling Timely Tales: Paulina’s Politic Deception In The Winter’s Tale By David Hurley A Presentation for the Shakespeare & Modern Authors Society 県立広島大学 September 2017 Introduction In the title of today’s paper I refer to “honest” Paulina’s deception in The Winter’s Tale as “politic.” I might just as easily have [Read more…]
We are in the middle of the Hiroshima cherry blossom season right now. This year, the cherry trees have blossomed against a dull and saturnine sky. It rained last Wednesday, but the rain did not wash the cherry blossoms off the trees. All week the sky has been grey, obliterating [Read more…]
In his book, The Daily Stoic Ryan Holiday quotes Epictetus’ Enchiridion 13a for the January 30th reading. In Enchiridion 13a, Epictetus writes, If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters – don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. And if some regard you as important, [Read more…]
Shakespeare, The Tempest and the Masque : Prospero’s Insubstantial Pageant by David Hurley A Presentation for the Shakespeare & Modern Authors Society 県立広島大学 September 2016 In this presentation I will discuss Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the masque culture of the Jacobean court which is reflected in the heart of the [Read more…]
Last month I launched a new chess training blog called easychesstips.com as a platform where I can turn my own engagement with chess into useful tips for beginners (who at least know HOW to play if not how to win) as well as more experienced elementary-to-intermediate players. Since my chess rating [Read more…]
Tengu are mythical Japanese demon-gods (yokei) who live in remote forests and mountains of Japan. A typical Tengu has a red face with a long, somewhat obscene red nose. Tengu usually have bushy eyebrows and beards as well. The characters that make up the work Tengu mean “heaven” + “dog” [Read more…]
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