dmaddock1 resteemedcaweyant (56)in #blog • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • NoneMCU Rewatch – Captain America: The First AvengerI'm starting my rewatch with Captain America: The First Avenger as the earliest story in the Marvel Cinematic…dmaddock1 (53)in #history • 7 years ago • NoneIsraelPalestine for Critical ThinkersTwo years ago I discovered this amazing video series discussing the IsraelPalestine conflict. Over a series of eight…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 7 years ago • NoneZorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantzakis (A Review)This summer my wife and I took a cruise through Greece. When I travel I try to read quality books from the place I'm…dmaddock1 resteemedcaweyant (56)in #writing • 7 years ago • NoneMonday Morning Writing Motivation: EnthusiasmNothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. — Ralph Waldo Emerson People who know me do not think of me as a…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneConcise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto, by Geoffrey Sutton (A Review)Years ago I stumbled upon the existence of Esperanto, an auxiliary language invented in the late 1880s to facilitate…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneThe Age of Reason, by Thomas Paine (A Review)My parents were pastors so I grew up in a very religious household. Although I liked the scholarly nature of bible…dmaddock1 resteemedgwynethllewelyn (46)in #democracy • 8 years ago • NoneThe Ilithiocracy, and how to deal with itThe definition of stupidity, according to Cipolla Carlo Cipolla was an Italian economic history professor at…dmaddock1 resteemedcaweyant (56)in #steemit • 8 years ago • NoneFlag This, Motherfuckers – A Newbie's Perspective on The ExperimentI'm fairly new to Steemit. I've posted about 20 times in the last couple weeks since I joined, with a mix of longer…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneThe Loom of Language, by Frederick Bodmer (A Review)The first half of the 20th century was a heady time for language learning and study. The field of philology (now…dmaddock1 resteemedfairytalelife (69)in #architecture • 8 years ago • NoneThe Raping of a ChurchThis was a new one for me. Visiting friends in Norfolk, I learned something that would never occur to me in a million…dmaddock1 resteemedtokenspeculator (32)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago • NoneStorj leaving Counterparty for Ethereum highlights problems with Bitcoin as a platformThis week Storj, the distributed cloud storage project, announced that they will migrate their token to Ethereum. The…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneDefending the Undefendable, by Walter Block (A Review)I'm familiar with Walter Block from Mises Institute-sponsored lectures on their YouTube channel. I like him and agree…dmaddock1 resteemedvampiretta (67)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneBook review - Reading the Classics:ANNA KARENINAEver since I got my Literati ereader, I've been reading quite bit. I always was an avid reader as a child but my…dmaddock1 resteemedcaweyant (56)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneThe Secret History of Star Wars, by Michael Kaminski (Review)In describing his process of writing the Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis wrote that "you must not believe all that…dmaddock1 (53)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago • NoneCollect 4%+ interest on your bitcoin savingsDid you know that Freebitco.in, the popular Bitcoin faucet and dice game, now pays interest on your account balance…dmaddock1 resteemedcaweyant (56)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneHappy Tolkien Reading Day!March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day, a day started by the Tolkien Society to celebrate the written works of J.R.R.…dmaddock1 resteemedfelixxx (68)in #neuroscience • 8 years ago • NoneReasons To Learn LatinThere are plenty of reasons, why you should learn a new language. Some are more obvious than others. I don't want to…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneWheelock's Latin (7th edition), by Wheelock & LaFleur (A Review)I studied Latin formally for two semesters during my Masters program using the famous textbook Wheelock's Latin. This…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneHumanism and the mythicOn the heels of my review of C.S. Lewis' The Discarded Image and the concept of "True Myth" which I mentioned…dmaddock1 (53)in #books • 8 years ago • NoneThe Discarded Image, by C.S. Lewis (A Review)A few general comments and then I will expound at length about my quibbles. First, this book is a phenomenal…