ofthewedge

rooting around for grubs in diverse soils

Jesus

  • The purging of all meats

    Though much is taken, much abides; and thoughWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Tennyson, Ulysses Looking for Jesus Somewhere Read more

  • Greek stuff, or, Hélas Hellas

    Once I went to a post office on a Greek island. I asked the man at the counter whether he spoke English. Looking at me blankly with bored, heavy eyes, he lifted his chin with a slow jerk: όχι. No. A younger me would greet the triumph of Syriza with unalloyed glee. With my more Read more