Time Out of Joint:tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-812489959698982512006-12-18T11:57:27-07:00a notebook on cinema, hyperreality, and longing . . .TypePadLord of Misruletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83423522453ef0134897fa5b3970c2006-12-18T11:57:27-07:002006-12-18T11:57:27-07:00Sunday December 17 began the 'Feast of Misrule' which was the redemption of the Roman feast of Saturnalia. The feast, also known as the 'The Feast of Fools' in Medieval times, is a celebration of the recovery of light in the midst of winter darkness. The feast is a feast...Reno LauroEco on dogstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83423522453ef0134897fa4c0970c2006-12-11T16:57:45-07:002006-12-11T16:57:45-07:00Umberto Eco on dogs from In The Name of the Rose --a grand philosophical/theological novel getting me through the first weeks of fatherhood. "The perfect animal among animals, with superior gifts of perception, the dog recognizes its master and is trained to hunt wild animals inthe forests, to guard flocks...Reno Lauronew world candlemastag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83423522453ef0147e023592d970b2006-02-02T02:53:35-07:002006-02-02T02:53:35-07:00Remember the Wuchak today! The New World Woodchuck or Groundhog ... Groundhog day comes from the European tradition called Candlemas. Actually there are two semesters in school over here: (Fall) Martinmas and (Spring) Candlemas ... Candlemas --or the Christian Festival of Lights-- is February 2. Today is the midway marker...Reno Lauroa little backyard magictag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83423522453ef0147e02358a5970b2005-07-19T07:01:50-07:002005-07-19T07:01:50-07:00Reno LauroBelden Lane notes pt. 2: Texas Hill Countrytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83423522453ef0134897fa5f6970c2005-06-11T13:41:05-07:002005-06-11T13:41:05-07:00Spending the weekend in the Texas Hill Country . . . this land speaks to me. Cedars, wildflowers, deer, buffalo grass, the Guadalupe R. Does landscape have a voice? What role does landscape play in our faith? The Aristotelian way is to dice up creation into categories. Poststructuralists tell us...Reno Lauro