I’ve been looking for this quote for a while. It embodies the transcendental ideal, but also represents the ideal mode of living. Put away your books and go smell the flowers, boys. “A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” -Walt Whitman Sincerely, C. Harder

I was watching TV, and I just saw this ad. The background narration seemed to be familiar, so I did some research. Indeed, it turns out to be Pioneers! O Pioneers! by Walt Whitman. I’m a huge fan of his and to see his work on a commercial reaffirms my feeling (everyone’s feeling) that he [...]

I’m too tired to actually come up with anything original at the moment, so I thought I’d poach from the Father of Free Verse. This poem is one of his most inspiring, and it always brings a thoughtful smile to my face. Miracles Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know [...]

It has been a while, hasn’t it? Well the good news is this site will have an integrated twitter, triond, and php account. This will allow me to personalize it to a great level, and really, comfortably manipulate it the way I like. So the break in posts hasn’t been in vain. I’m starting a [...]