Late to the Argument

The date turned over again. September 10. It’s been a year since Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University. I’ve sat with this one longer than most. Six versions, give or take, each one trying to get closer to what I actually meant. This morning the coffee was still hot when I decided thisContinueContinue reading “Late to the Argument”

Clippings: This Video Will Lift Your Spirit | “Oceans” by Hillsong United – YouTube

My Muse turned me on this morning to this beautiful performance by Luke Silva and Liv Harland. If you have four minutes, there’s worse ways to spend it than giving an ear to this…especially if you’re in a place where it seems like the water’s high and rising. The song finds its wings around theContinueContinue reading “Clippings: This Video Will Lift Your Spirit | “Oceans” by Hillsong United – YouTube”

Clippings: NASA’s Starling Mission Opens New Frontiers in Space Navigation – NASA

Because even when you’re traveling where several men and women have gone before, you still need a little help… NASA’s Starling mission has marked another milestone in spacecraft autonomy by using a new system that determines a satellite’s position in orbit by referencing other objects in space, instead of relying on a navigational network. Source:ContinueContinue reading “Clippings: NASA’s Starling Mission Opens New Frontiers in Space Navigation – NASA”

Don’t Trust Anyone Under 40 (An Open Letter From My Recliner)

(And yes, I’m writing this from a recliner, which already proves I’ve abandoned any remaining pretense of ambition.) Look, I’m not saying young people are bad. Dirty socks are bad. I’m saying they move through the world like somebody gave them a fresh set of knees and a license to ignore every sentence that wasn’tContinueContinue reading “Don’t Trust Anyone Under 40 (An Open Letter From My Recliner)”

Deep Blue Intro: The Art of Sylwia Perczak

I recently came across a post that placed a Chesterton line—“If there were no God, there would be no atheists”—beside Sylwia Perczak’s painting of Saint Christopher. The pairing felt odd; the quote and the image seemed to have little to do with each other. Yet the painting itself held me. The longer I looked atContinueContinue reading “Deep Blue Intro: The Art of Sylwia Perczak”