James Hanson
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Roger Pearse’s About Page
There’s a blogger I follow named Roger Pearse. I have no idea how I found him or when (years ago), and I don’t read everything he writes, but I admire what he does and the earnestness with which he does it. I find this statement from his About page heartening: I hesitated a long time… Continue reading
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Joseph Conlon on Latin, Greek, and a Sense of Belonging
Joseph Conlon of Ralston College spoke about learning Latin and Greek. He said something quite beautiful about the feeling of friendship and of belonging to a family that can come from knowing Latin well enough to read the ancient authors: Petrarch himself— and you’ve probably heard me speak about this before— saw the ancients not… Continue reading
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Why I Support Latinitas Animi Causa on Patreon
I heard about Latinitas Animi Causa back in August 2022, thanks to a link on the SALVI website. I’ve take several of their classes, and I’ve enjoyed them all. I’ve also enjoyed their videos on Youtube. Today I watched the video below, and I finally answered the call to become a patron on Patreon. Andrew… Continue reading
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Coogan and Brydon’s Trips on Criterion Channel
The Criterion Channel has a collection of the various “trips” with Steven Coogan and Rob Brydon. Many years ago, I saw the original trip, and I had heard that there were others (Italy, Spain, and Greece). I had not realized that they were originally released as TV shows, and on this viewing I watched them… Continue reading
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Family Dinner at Federal Pizza
After my daughter and I picked up my son from the airport on Saturday, we headed to Federal Pizza on Central for dinner. A 15-piece order of wings; the Flaming Lips pizza; and the Nutella tiramisu: all delicious. And for me: The Hazy Little Thing IPA from Sierra Nevada. And not very expensive for what… Continue reading
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Derek Sivers Inspired My Right Now Page
My idea to have a page called “Right Now” in which I have information about what I’m doing is not my own idea. It came from Derek Sivers. He wrote: I used to wonder what my friend Benny Lewis was doing. He has a website and social media accounts, but neither gave an overview of what he’s doing now. Then… Continue reading
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Adding a Right Now Page
I’m experimenting with WordPress and I’m trying to add a “Right Now” page to my site. I’m creating a “Right Now” category so that the posts show up on a certain page. Continue reading
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The First Post
In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success. Continue reading
Subjects of Interest
A.R.S. § 12-910 (5) Arizona Administrative Code (1) Art of Manliness Podcast (1) Austin Kleon (1) Christopher Nolan (1) cotidian photo (3) Criterion Channel (1) David Whyte (1) Great Books (1) Josef Pieper (2) Los Angeles (1) movies (2) Office of Administrative Hearings (3) OptimalWork (1) personal growth (1) philosophy (1) Phoenix (1) reading (1) Registrar of Contractors (10) restaurant (3) Roam Research (1) Spanish (1) spoken Latin (2) Steve Chandler (1) theology (1) travel (4) trial de novo (5) Ventura (2) writing on the Internet (1) Zettelkasten (1)
