NOTE: The following discussion is about The Lord of the Rings books, not the movies. I'm concerned with what Tolkien intended, not what Peter Jackson and his friends decided to do with the story. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about Middle Earth, he was trying to write "a mythology for England." His story is a like an... Continue Reading →
Resolutions Broken Already? Don’t Start Over; Resume Your Journey
One of the things I hate about New Year's resolutions is that they are like giving my Inner Perfectionist an IV of caffeine and a metal baseball bat. When she isn't pumped about making a detailed plan and striving for the goal, she is beating me senseless for failing to stick with it, no matter... Continue Reading →
