Today I read the Grimm fairy tale “The Fisherman and His Wife.” The story is simple on its surface, yet it functions as a sustained…
Service, War, Fatherhood, and Return to the Ancient Path
Today I read the Grimm fairy tale “The Fisherman and His Wife.” The story is simple on its surface, yet it functions as a sustained…
Today I turned the pages of Drake’s Great Armada (narrated chiefly by Captain Walter Bigges), an account of Sir Francis Drake’s West‑Indian expedition of 1585‑86, published by Thomas Cates. The narrative…
Today I read a passage from Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle, specifically Chapter 17, “The Galápagos Archipelago.” Several impressions linger: Lesson for 2026:Slow down. Take deliberate notes.…