Monthly Archives: November 2014

Stoic Week 2014: Sunday

Posted on November 30, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

Here we are at last — the final day of Stoic Week 2014! The assigned theme for this last day is The View From Above (which I take to mean that we are now contemplating our place in the whole … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: Saturday

Posted on November 29, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

There is something oddly reassuring about knowing the disaster is on its way and on schedule. A disaster about which one knows, and for which one can prepare, isn’t quite as disastrous. That seems to be one of the points … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: Friday

Posted on November 28, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

I have never really cared much about Black Friday (or, as it has now become, Black November). I’ve always hated crowds, and shopping has never been my thing. Still, I find myself looking with more sympathy than I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: Thursday

Posted on November 27, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

As I’m away from work to observe the Annual USian Ritual of Gluttony and Familial Dysfunction, I’m switching from the odd Classical Library editions of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius that live in my office to the really beautiful Loeb Classical … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: Wednesday

Posted on November 26, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

This morning was an interesting test of my Stoic practice. When I went to run the snowblower this morning, I locked myself out of the house. Luckily, I had my aged iPod Touch on me, and could get access to … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: Tuesday

Posted on November 25, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

Day two of trying to live like a Stoic has, so far, been a bit of a challenge. My day started with being stomped on mid-meditation by a happy goofball of a terrier and has remained chaotic. I have had … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: Monday

Posted on November 24, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

It begins…and now I actually have to do  it. Oh, my. For those who don’t know what I mean, go here. Then: All ahead full! I’m good at navel gazing (even in public), but for the purpose of keeping up with Stoic … Continue reading →

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The Habitrail Critic Knows That If We Burn, You Burn With Us

Posted on November 22, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

Short version: Mockingjay (Part 1) is an emotionally exhausting film that vindicates my (apparently unpopular) preference for the book from which it was adapted. Long version, with spoilers, follows the cut.

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Ginger’s Narcissistic One-Body Book Club Presents: What Information Wants

Posted on November 21, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

Read on its own, Cory Doctorow’s Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age (McSweeney’s, 2014) is naturally of a piece with arguments that its author has been making for years concerning copyright, creative work, and the realm … Continue reading →

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Stoic Week 2014: A Warning, A PSA, A Personal Note…

Posted on November 20, 2014 by L. M. Bernhardt

Yup. I’m doing it. Stoic Week 2014. I’ve even managed to get my current majors to do it, too (which should be interesting). Why? Well… 1) I really do believe that philosophy, if it does not somehow serve life, isn’t much … Continue reading →

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