Jul

Traditional American Values and the Information Age

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Ranting

The most recognizable traditional American values are freedom, individualism, and competition. The United States was established by individuals seeking greater freedom from government control and taxation in order to practice their own religious beliefs and pursue personal financial gain. As the economy moved from an agricultural one to an industrial one, these values led to [...]

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30

Jul

Foxe Tail

Posted by csrodriguez Published in foxe tail, Graphic Quotes, haley walsh, hate, love, political

Foxe Tail by Haley Walsh

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28

Jul

The Sense of an Ending

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Bookishness

This was another of our fears: that life wouldn’t turn out to be like literature.

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27

Jul

Summer Fun

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Blogoliciousness, Family Fun, summer

Here are a few of the things we’ve been doing for fun this summer…

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26

Jul

Our Backyard

Posted by Kat Published in Uncategorized

This is what our backyard used to look like. It’s atrocious, right? You see, when we bought our house, two and a half years ago, it was winter. The yard was covered with several inches of snow and we were naive enough not to ask, “Hey…

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22

Jul

Life Like Literature

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Graphic Quotes

senseofanending

This is another new favorite of mine. “The Sense of An Ending” is a deeply moral novel about the need to make sense of one’s actions, and the need to face up to the consequences of actions which may have seemed, at the time, inconsequential. Time, however, catches up to you. Irresponsible actions come home [...]

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20

Jul

Pride & Prejudice

Posted by csrodriguez Published in books, Graphic Quotes, jane austen, pride & prejudice, quotes

Ah, Jane. You and your lovely novels will always and forever be among my favorites. Pride & Prejudice is everything you could want in a story–romance, heartbreak, scandal, comedy, jealousy and chivalry–all told with tongue-in-cheek wit and self-deprecating humor. What could be better? Not much, in my opinion.

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20

Jul

We Had To Let Go

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Graphic Quotes

thegiver

As Yoda tells young Anakin, “You must give up all that you fear to lose.” The people in Lois Lowry’s story, The Giver, must have taken this advice to heart. If, as the Buddist philosophers (and Yoda) say, pain is evil, then it must be eliminated, and this is done by giving up desire, individuality, [...]

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20

Jul

The Giver

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Bookishness

We gained control of many things. but we had to let go of others.

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18

Jul

Olive Kitteridge

Posted by csrodriguez Published in Book Reviews, books, elizabeth strout, Graphic Quotes, olive kitteridge, quotes

Olive, glimpsed in the first few pages of Strout’s novel, is no charismatic heroine. The bits and pieces of her we are privy to are not lovely or endearing. I, however, found myself identifying with her more and more as the novel wound its way through the lives of it’s various characters. Olive is prickly, [...]

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Traditional American Values and the Information Age

Foxe Tail

The Sense of an Ending

Summer Fun

Our Backyard

Life Like Literature

Pride & Prejudice

We Had To Let Go

The Giver

Olive Kitteridge

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