One right angle

Quotes to ponder:

Plato:  It looks to me as though there is one form for virtue and an unlimited number for vice.  (The Republic, 445c)

Tolstoy:  All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way (Anna Karenina)

Zacharias:  There are many angles at which a man may fall, but only one at which he may stand straight (paraphrase).

Ponder those!

The Perfect Game

I normally do not post about movies, but there are exceptions!  Tonight we watched The Perfect Game (Amazon Prime), a wonderful film about an underdog team in the 1957 Little League World Series.  Based on a real events (and quite accurate, from what I can tell), it is an engaging story of a young, small group of boys overcoming considerable odds.  Family friendly, it handles bigotry in a healthy manner, as well as displaying conviction of faith, the church in a positive light, and father-son reconciliation.

For more historical background, see www.smithsonianmag.org.

Enjoy!

Art appreciation, engaging people, and shining eyes

We arrived home today from a Classical Conversation practicum on mathematics.  One TED talk which was mentioned was conductor Benjamin Zander on the transformative power of classical music.  Listen, and let these ideas impact your life.

http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html

How many shining eyes do you, do I, have when we communicate to others?