musicology for the 21st century

townes van zandt was asked once:
townes, how may kinds of music are there
in the world?

he thought for a moment and then said:

Two. there are two kinds of music.
there's the blues
and then there's
Zippidydoo dah

what cellists know

the cello is like a dog
it knows when you are afraid

-thomas schonberg

knowing by faith

Despite its comparative simplicity, a homily by Thomas
stretches the listener’s powers of understanding. It goes without saying
that he wants people to
be moved to a greater love of God, but he wants people above all to think about the mysteries of
faith—to think clearly and deeply, so as to arrive at a better grasp of the meaning of the feast at
hand, or of a scriptural passage under consideration.

peter kwasniewski
jeremy holmes

the things we know

Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being.

-E.Y. Harburg

cognitive attrition

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
Just get people to stop reading them.
-Ray Bradbury

haitian new year 2010

"For the moment, this is anarchy. There’s nothing we can do."
-adolphe reynald

epistemological back beat

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn
from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent
disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams

cognitive epiphany

the disturbing aspect of friendship is the
sense of willingness to be vulnerable
and trust another person with things as frail
as feelings...in this regard i suppose
it is an art

found poem

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sustainable thought

"There is nothing inorganic ... The earth is not a mere fragment of dead history ... but living poetry." - henry david thoreau