Brainstorming about history, politics, literature, religion, and other topics from a 'gypsy' scholar on a wagon hitched to a star.
I wrote this religious poem about a month ago.
No One Feels Death
No one feels death, but Jesus,
who reckons my every stroke,
the forty minus one
of which the rabbis spoke.
No one seeks death, but Jesus,
who counters every blow
and bears our every sorrow
because he loves us so.
But how in the Hell do we know? (This query is not part of the poem.)
posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 12:17 AM
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Father: It's dangerous to be famous.
Son: Why?
Father: Famous people die more frequently.
Son: What!
Father: It's true! Every day, I read the papers, and the people who've died are almost always famous.
posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 11:57 PM
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My True Ancestry sent me an email with emphasis upon the following: "Upload Your Raw DNA Data."
I hadn't been planning on uploading any DNA data at all, but I'll make a note that it should be uncooked if I ever do decide to use their services.
posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 3:17 PM
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I am a retired professor. I last taught at Ewha Womans University, mostly composition, research writing, and cultural issues, but also the occasional graduate seminar on Gnosticism and Johannine theology and the occasional undergraduate course on European history. My doctorate is in history (U.C. Berkeley), with emphasis on religion and science. My thesis is on John's gospel and Gnosticism. I'm also an award-winning writer, and I recommend my novella, The Bottomless Bottle of Beer, to anyone interested. I'm originally from the Arkansas Ozarks, but my academic career -- funded through doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships (e.g., Fulbright, Naumann, Lady Davis) -- has taken me through Texas, California, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and Israel and has landed me in Seoul, South Korea. I've also traveled to Mexico, visited much of Europe, including Moscow, and touched down briefly in a few East Asian countries. Hence: "Gypsy Scholar."
