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Mount Wonder – a novel inspired by IHP

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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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Colossal + Tennis

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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:

Thanks

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Oct 2010
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Special thanks to Chris Brown for designing the new header to A Draught of Vintage. Special thank to John Bloch for putting it up. If you have any comments or feedback about the site overall I’d love to hear from you. -Lord Bloch

Category: A Draught of Vintage, It Is What It Is, Jerry, Shout-Outs  2 Comments
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