I am almost **.5 years old, and my students are in their teens. Some of their parents are younger than my sons. In my post “On Aging” (http://billisley.com/2023/01/on-aging/#more-4730) I mentioned discussing the Danish philosopher Søren … An Old Coot Teaches Kierkegaard to YoungstersRead more
Author: Bill Isley
On Aging
No one has said, or at least should have said, that aging is easy.
This Is the Female Primeval: A Review of Let Him Go
Let Him Go (2020), starring Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, is aptly described as a neo-western, but not chiefly because it is set in the early 1960’s instead of in the Old West of the … This Is the Female Primeval: A Review of Let Him GoRead more
Simone Biles, Sports, Sponsorship, Social Media and the Modern Self
I was glad to see that Simone Biles was able to compete again in the Olympics and win a bronze medal on the balance beam. She is an outstanding gymnast who has advanced the sport/art … Simone Biles, Sports, Sponsorship, Social Media and the Modern SelfRead more
Love and Suffering: Insights from Julian of Norwich
“… and those only that feel the keener wound are known as Lovers”[1] I have lived a life of quite undeserved happiness and health. However, a few weeks ago I was struck with a severe … Love and Suffering: Insights from Julian of NorwichRead more