This topic is mostly inspired by one of my favorite public speakers/authors/all-around role models, Jen Hatmaker. I subscribe to her Book Club and her Podcast. At the end of each podcast episode she asks whomever she is interviewing the same question, "What is saving your life right now?" The answers can range from the trivial… Continue reading Top 3 Things: January Edition
For so long I lived under the impression that I did not enjoy Shakespeare's histories as much as the comedies. Henry VI Part 3 cured me of that mistaken belief. Honestly this play has everything that would make a movie a hit in movie theaters today: war, betrayal, murder, lust. It has it all. And… Continue reading “For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy.”
This week we continued with the Second Part of Henry the VI. At the time this was written it was actually the first of two parts, instead of the middle installment. I cannot disagree with the scholars who claim the first part is the weaker of the plays. The second part definitely felt much stronger.… Continue reading “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
This post is happening a little later than I had hoped, but oh well. Better late than never, right? As I was thinking about this post, I also felt the need to add a disclaimer that I won't be diving deep into much of literary analysis with these posts (unless I get in the mood,… Continue reading “I Prithee, Give Me Leave to Curse a While”
Last month, as 2019 was winding down, I was thinking about New Year's Resolutions as people do. This year I didn't want to do the typical diet-type resolution. I was tired of making resolutions that are ineffective rarely kept. I wanted go into 2020 with clear, but personal goals in mind. 2020 is going to… Continue reading Resolutions and Shakespeare
Not Another Dumb Blonde 