Quick Hitters

I. Aristotle Essays, edited by J.M.E. Moravcsik, sets out to 1) compare the thought of the past and that of the present 2) examine Aristotle's explanations in our own terms 3) trace the implications of his key claims 4) examine the appearance of new evidence.

G.E.M. Anscombe on a passage from De Interpretatione in which Aristotle examines the necessity of affirmation/negation being true/false for universals and particulars.
K. Jaakko J. Hintikka on Aristotle's different possibilities of necessity and possibility/impossibility as distinct from contingency.
M. Thompson on Aristotle's Square of Opposition and whether the problems in evaluating it can be explained away by "features of ordinary speech." (Apparently not)
John Cook Wilson on Categories in Aristotle and Kant
A translation and commentary of the Categories by J.L. Ackrill
An attempt to explain what classes of expressions designate items in the categories, the nature of the list, and its source of unity by the editor. (Aristotle's Theory of Categories)
An analysis of Essence and Accident against the background of Locke's interpretation by Irving M. Copi.
An essay called Tithenai ta Phainomena (a quote from the Physics) attempting to explain the apparent difference in method between the Analytics and Physics by G.E.L. Owen

II. The Same Block
Fox Tail Drive is part of a development off of Barts Church Road, and the rest of the development turns back towards Barts Church as a separate road known as Fox Run Terrace. The whole circle is about 1.3 miles. About twelve years ago J and I started off on a chilly December walk down Fox Run Terrace, shuffling along the left side of the street. I had met her family before on a wind ensemble tour and a few times at school, but this time had traveled down on business about her. When we left the house pretty much everyone knew what was up, and by the time we arrived back to her front porch it had all been made official, as much as being official can count for a couple of eighteen-year olds.
That block is still very much the same. There's an undeveloped public lot that might get turned into a baseball field yet about halfway up Fox Run Terrace, and there's a gorgeous property with an enormous yard right at the sharp bend it makes to meet Barts Church. There's a farm along Barts Church as you head up the first big hill, and over the second there's an old church that is still slowly being turned into a viable residential property.
We ran the loop (twice around, and with all the ups and downs it feels a lot longer than 2.6 miles) this time, and it was good to still be side by side as we huffed up the steep climb on Barts Church and turned back onto Fox Tail. We've made some very good decisions as we've gone round that development.

III. Lord of the Rings
It's time to re-read Lord of the Rings. The movies are delightful, and they have a particular staying power since the music and the cinematography are all so spectacular. But the books ARE different, and it's been delightful to be back with the authentic Frodo and Sam as they set out of the Shire again. I'm not sure how we came by our "set" of the books. We have a Del Rey paperback of The Fellowship of the Ring which has a Country Inn and Suites sticker on it, and then the Two Towers (which I know we own, but I can't find) is from a different printing and has a picture of Legolas from the movie. I don't think we've ever owned a copy of Return of the King, so I'll be needing to borrow that from someone in a few weeks, if any of you are feeling particularly generous.

IV. Uncles
I think it's safe to say the set of Uncles gigs that we played this week ought to be dedicated to little Wesley, who is home now. There's soup on the stove for his parents, and all reports indicate he's doing just fine...I'm among the number (including Mom and Martha) who have seen him in person but are yet to hold him, and it's certainly feeling like we need to change that.
Despite not having played together in a very long time, Wesley's very own set of musical uncles managed to play together again successfully and make a surprising amount of money in the process!