Author Archives: jlrodgers
Psychology Today, The Trouble with Bright Girls, Heidi Grant Halvorson
The Science of Success How we can all achieve our goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. The Trouble With Bright Girls For women, ability doesn’t always lead to confidence. Here’s why. Published on January 27, 2011 by Heidi Grant Halvorson, … Continue reading
New York Times: Read, Kids, Read by Frank Bruni
The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Columnist MAY 12, 2014 Read, Kids, Read Frank Bruni As an uncle I’m inconsistent about too many things. Birthdays, for example. My nephew Mark had one on Sunday, and I didn’t remember — and send … Continue reading
Area 51, Annie Jacobsen, delancyplace.com
“From the moment it hit the airwaves, the War of the Worlds radio broadcast had a profound effect on the American military. The following month, a handful of ‘military listeners’ relayed their sanitized thoughts on the subject to reporters with … Continue reading
Psalm 19 to commemorate 4/14/14 lunar eclipse
Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal … Continue reading
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations, Mary Beard
“Democritus, [was] the fifth-century philosopher and atomist renowned as antiquity’s most inveterate laugher. … In the philosopher’s home city, his compatriots had become concerned at the way he laughed at everything he came across (from funerals to political success) and … Continue reading
The Internet Is Probably Ruining Your Life, Marriage by Connor Simpson, The Wire, April 7, 2014
The Internet Is Probably Ruining Your Life, Marriage by Connor Simpson, The Wire, April 7, 2014 Scientists have begun to examine the ways we absorb and process information now, what with our Internets and social medias affecting the way we … Continue reading
Of Studies, Francis Bacon, The Book of Virtues, p. 424
Of Studies by Francis Bacon Francis Bacon made this case for working hard at studies in 1597. All of us who are students should consult it when we find ourselves asking that age—old question: “How is learning this going to … Continue reading
What Have We Done Today? Nixon Waterman
What Have We Done Today? Nixon Waterman We shall do much in the years to come, But what have we done today? We shall give our gold in a princely sum, But what did we give today? We shall lift … Continue reading
The American’s Creed, The Book of Virtues, William J. Bennett
P. 219 The American’s Creed, William Tyler Page In 1917, William Tyler Page of Maryland won a nationwide contest for “the best summary of American political faith. ” The U. S. House of Representatives accepted the statement as the American’s … Continue reading
This Is What Bodies Look Like, Dale Favier, Reader’s Digest, March 2014, p. 24
People have been undressing for me for a long time. I know what you look like: One glance at you, and I can picture pretty well what you’d look like on my table. Let’s start here with what nobody looks … Continue reading
The Bible and meaningful books 