Tag: philosophy

  • In defense of Theory

    This is a very long article (word count 1800)  that I wrote several years ago to explain why I spend so much time immersed in theory, even though I am deeply concerned with practical implications. The examples are specific to education at the university level, but the idea of the connection between theory and practice…

  • Birthdays are a-comin’ in

    Loud sing cuckoo? Eleven years ago this evening, I was hanging out in a hospital room waiting for this labour thing to get going already. It did, I became a mom as a result, and tomorrow we get to celebrate my son’s continued trip around the planet. All awesome. But for me, a birthday is…

  • Poem: Fenris Unbound

    Fenris Unbound It all begins with an innocent act. Original sin of the kingdom:                                               Eat. Read red nature,            Tooth and claw. Life flows across our lips, cruel wisdom. And we know, dread-full This too shall pass. Hope glimmers at the edge of his hearing And he comes to us in dreams,    Whispering…    (All…

  • Review: Acting the Giddy Goat

    As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am reviewing old books that have been languishing on the shelves. I am picking these books entirely by the content of their covers (no peeking inside), to determine for my own edification whether one can, in fact, judge a book by its cover. So far, so good.…