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![“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the vacuous and vainglorious ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scout-Atticus-36x36.jpg "Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education")
Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 2 Comments“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the vacuous and vainglorious ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird […]
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![There are three types of people in this world: the sheep who go about their business, the wolf who feeds on the sheep, and the sheepdog who protects the flock. Last […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/German-shepherd-36x36.jpg "The Sheep, the Wolf, & the Sheepdog – LTC Dave Grossman & American Sniper")
The Sheep, the Wolf, & the Sheepdog – LTC Dave Grossman & American Sniper
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 17 CommentsThere are three types of people in this world: the sheep who go about their business, the wolf who feeds on the sheep, and the sheepdog who protects the flock. Last […]
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On Literature Archive
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![I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges When I travel I visit local bookstores, often the highlight of a trip. Footnotes from the World’s […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Daedalus-bookstore-115x115.jpg "A Lifetime in Books – Sandy’s List – Daedalus’s Bookseller")
A Lifetime in Books – Sandy’s List – Daedalus’s Bookseller
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 1 CommentI have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges When I travel I visit local bookstores, often the highlight of a trip. Footnotes from the World’s […] -
![If any man should ask you how the name Antoninus is written, would you, with a straining of voice, utter each letter? What if the questioner grew […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-19-at-9.49.11-PM-115x115.png "Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius")
Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Posted on February 20, 2017 | No CommentsIf any man should ask you how the name Antoninus is written, would you, with a straining of voice, utter each letter? What if the questioner grew […] -
![For the next couple of weeks, I will share essays, poems, stories and readings . Here’s a good “sermon” for the season, regardless of religious background. The words are skillfully chosen and arranged to […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kindness-xmas-115x115.jpg "Keeping Christmas by Henry van Dyke")
Keeping Christmas by Henry van Dyke
Posted on December 13, 2016 | No CommentsFor the next couple of weeks, I will share essays, poems, stories and readings . Here’s a good “sermon” for the season, regardless of religious background. The words are skillfully chosen and arranged to […] -
![Jane, Rochester, Fairfax. The mention of characters in literature conjures emotions and memories, as much as the scent of balsam fir and the crackle of a fire reminds us of […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MadwomanInTheAttic-115x115.jpg "Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea & the Madwoman in the Attic")
Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea & the Madwoman in the Attic
Posted on December 9, 2016 | No CommentsJane, Rochester, Fairfax. The mention of characters in literature conjures emotions and memories, as much as the scent of balsam fir and the crackle of a fire reminds us of […] -
![This Thanksgiving I want to share something I learned from my reading this year, but first a little back story on why it resonates so deeply. BIG PERSONALTIES I grew […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_4206-115x115.jpg "Big Personalities and How to Deal with Them – Marcus Aurelius’s 9 Principles")
Big Personalities and How to Deal with Them – Marcus Aurelius’s 9 Principles
Posted on November 23, 2016 | 2 CommentsThis Thanksgiving I want to share something I learned from my reading this year, but first a little back story on why it resonates so deeply. BIG PERSONALTIES I grew […] -
![I’ve been reading a collection of short stories by James Salter, the pen name for a 1945 West Point graduate born James Arnold Horowitz. I didn’t know anything […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Gators-Dress-Gray-pose-115x115.jpg "To the Rear March – A West Point Reunion – James Salter’s Lost Sons")
To the Rear March – A West Point Reunion – James Salter’s Lost Sons
Posted on October 25, 2016 | No CommentsI’ve been reading a collection of short stories by James Salter, the pen name for a 1945 West Point graduate born James Arnold Horowitz. I didn’t know anything […] -
![The flight to Seattle from JFK was perfect, a clear day across most of the country. I had a window seat behind the wing on the left side of an Airbus […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rainier-and-St-Helens-115x115.jpg "A Toast for All Times – Weddings & Graduations – Marcus Aurelius")
A Toast for All Times – Weddings & Graduations – Marcus Aurelius
Posted on June 17, 2016 | 2 CommentsThe flight to Seattle from JFK was perfect, a clear day across most of the country. I had a window seat behind the wing on the left side of an Airbus […] -
![A tribute to Roman soldier poet Horace and British soldier poet Wilfred Owen On Memorial Day we remember those who died while serving their country, a holiday dating back to […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Widow-on-gravesite-115x115.jpg "Dulce et Decorum Est – Is it sweet and noble to die for one’s country? or just an old lie?")
Dulce et Decorum Est – Is it sweet and noble to die for one’s country? or just an old lie?
Posted on May 26, 2016 | 4 CommentsA tribute to Roman soldier poet Horace and British soldier poet Wilfred Owen On Memorial Day we remember those who died while serving their country, a holiday dating back to […] -
![Life is short, art eternal. Beethoven in his Own Words Love of Nature How happy I am to be able to wander among bushes and herbs, under trees and over […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Beethoven-115x115.jpg "Life is short, art eternal – Beethoven – The Man & the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words")
Life is short, art eternal – Beethoven – The Man & the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words
Posted on May 20, 2016 | No CommentsLife is short, art eternal. Beethoven in his Own Words Love of Nature How happy I am to be able to wander among bushes and herbs, under trees and over […] -
![Stop philosophizing about what a good man is and be one. The Roman emperor (161 – 180 AD) Marcus Aurelius wrote this in his personal notes. Considered the last of […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/marcus-aurelius-2-115x115.jpg "What is a Good Life? – Meditations by Marcus Aurelius")
What is a Good Life? – Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Posted on May 13, 2016 | 1 CommentStop philosophizing about what a good man is and be one. The Roman emperor (161 – 180 AD) Marcus Aurelius wrote this in his personal notes. Considered the last of […]