10 Things You May Not Have Known about J. R. R. Tolkien
Tolkien's lectures on Beowulf were very popular, and he could recite the poem in Old English.
h/t John D Cook
Favorite Authors
First Things Twofer
Another First Things article on Pournelle's and Niven's Inferno II: Escape from Hell. I couldn't have said it better myself.
h/t Chaos Manor
Religion and Science Fiction
First Things has an article on their website [and in the April issue] regarding religious themes in science fiction, that mention a number of my favorite authors and books. These include Jerry Pournelle's and Larry Niven's Inferno and Escape from Hell, James Blish's A
Ghosts in a Bottle
This is right out of a Tim Powers book, Expiration Date.
'Ghosts' sold in online auction
Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do
St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day
Do something logical in his honor.
Some Thomistic Quotes:
1. Beware the man of one book.
2. It is better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
3. By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
50 dangerous things you should let your kids do
50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do
Book website
The Magistra sent me a video by the author of this book a year ago. You should watch it. Now, go out and buy his extended book length treatment of the same subject. I'm planning on using