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Mount Wonder – a novel inspired by IHP

15
Dec 2022
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My dad wrote a novel called Mount Wonder. It’s a romance based on his personal experiences in the Integrated Humanities Program (IHP) at KU in the 70’s. Given how influential that program has been for American Catholicism and with all of the issues in academia today, and because it’s a totally wild adventure, you’ll enjoy […]

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Update Part 2

23
May 2012
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I told you I would put up a follow-up update from the last update if you can put up with me upping the amount of up. First the silly: I’m rather disappointed that nobody joined in on my invitation to engage in some old fashioned noble pedantry.  Perhaps you didn’t see it, or were in too […]

Category: Adventure, Art, Great Gatsby, It Is What It Is, Jerry, Moving to Texas, Pedantriactivity, shiny things  Leave a Comment  Tags: ,

Colossal + Tennis

03
Mar 2012
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Over this last week I was pleased to have Davey Talbot around Phoenix. He showed me this blog which is called “Colossal.” What a delight!  Colossal provides a variety of content. Some of the content on Colossal is beautiful.  Some of it is quirky, interesting, or thought- provoking, but the majority of it is fun […]

Category: Art, beauty, I'm having more fun than you, It Is What It Is, Modernism, Mosaics, Post-Modernity, shiny things, Shout-Outs, Symbol, Tennis  Leave a Comment  Tags:
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