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Tag Archives: Stoicism
Quote for the Day: Montaigne on the difficulty of waking young children
Since my wife started a new job, neither she nor our daughter can enjoy the luxury of sleeping in as often as before. And because Wendy leaves for work before I do, the responsibility for making sure Sylvie is up, … Continue reading
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Tagged Lori Gottlieb, Michel de Montaigne, parenting, Stoic philosophy, Stoicism, Sylvie, Wendy
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Competing Quotes for the Day: Sam Harris contra the Avett Brothers on holding our children
Take an experience like carrying your child. You pick your child up hundreds of times a day, it seems. At a certain time, your child is going to get too heavy to pick up. At a certain point you will … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Music
Tagged atheism, Avett Brothers, Bonnaroo, Down with the Shine, Sam Harris, Stoic themes in music, Stoicism, Sylvie
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A Eulogy for Borders
When I heard the news that Borders bookstore is going out of business, the first thing that I thought of is Kanye West’s song “All of the Lights.” A new footnote is required for future generations. Public visitation/ We met … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Experiences, Music, Profession, Reading
Tagged Alain de Botton, All of the Lights, Auckland, Borders, Donald Frame, How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, Kanye West, Michel de Montaigne, New Zealand, Sarah Bakewell, Stoic philosophy, Stoicism, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Consolations of Philosophy
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A Song for Sunday: “The Once and Future Carpenter”
Did I mention that the music of the Avett Brothers tends to have strong Stoic themes? They have a new song they recently performed on a CMT Unplugged session. Money quote: If I live the life I’m given, I won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Avett Brothers, CMT, Once and Future Carpenter, Stoic themes in music, Stoicism
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A Love Song for Monday: “When the Deal Goes Down”
I like this song a whole lot. It’s even one of my favorite songs to sing. I enjoy unwinding in the evening by playing it to myself on the piano. I like it because besides for being a sincere and … Continue reading
The Stoic’s Songbook
I’ve been vaguely aware for a long time that I need to know more about Stoic philosophy. I recently came across a review of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, A Satisfied Mind, Ain't No Reason, Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, Brett Dennen, Conor Oberst, Epictetus, I and Love and You, I Don't Want to Die (In the Hospital), Ill With Want, Johnny Cash, Laughing With, Let Me Die in My Footsteps, Marcus Aurelius, Monsters of Folk, Murder in the City, Nada Surf, negative visualization, Otis Redding, Plato, Que Sera Sera, Regina Specter, See These Bones, Seneca, Stoic, Stoic philosophy, Stoic themes in music, Stoicism, The Perfect Space, The Republic, The Right Place, The World Keeps Turning, Tom Waits, William B. Irvine, You Don't Miss Your Water
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