I hope everyone's Christmas was wonderful adn well spent, and that you are facing the New Year with hope and joy. Looking back, this last year was one of transitions. First, I met my goal of "post five times a week no matter what for one year" - and decided to keep going. Posts are fewer these days but I don't believe a week has gone by without a single one, and I've got a backlog of several topics that I'm putting together something for. I'm certainly trying…
One of the things we do far too little of these days is let kids be kids. Yes, I know. We also simultaneously don't teach kids responsibility. They're not all that far apart though. In a very real sense, the former directly leads to the latter. Look at a playground these days. They've gotten a little more interesting of late, but singsets, tall slides, and "monkey bars" as well as large climbing frames and domes people my age knew well in elementary and middle school are just gone, along wit…
I was out of town for family travel, and took a break from the blog as well since I'd have little reliable internet. I'm back, and will be posting again soon. In the meantime, I hope that everyone had a good and safe Christmas eve and day. That time was spent with family, friends, and prayer. May the rest of the Christmas season be filled with joy. Bless you all, may you all have a happy New Year.…
Several recent posts deal with the effort to tear down the family, the borders between adults and children (part of a hatred of boundaries [https://thelastredoubt.com/no-boundaries/] I'd already noted..), and the story of Moira Greyland. First - I came across from this piece by Paul Lucas, “Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be the Whole of the Law” [https://paullucaswriter.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/do-what-thou-wilt-shall-be-the-whole-of-the-law/] . It's actually the second part of a series. It opens with…
The Didact reflects a bit on his own personal workout [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2018/12/domain-query-death-by-squats.html], so I figured it was worth expanding on what I wrote in the comments. Now, don't come to me for weight loss advice. I know the theory, but haven't applied it well. That said, my weight has been stable for the last several years, and while I could afford to lose 50 lbs to get to 15% BF, that would still put me at 210-215 lbs. I started with the 5x5 "Stronglifts" va…