http://www.team-shea.com/richard Classics and Humanities for All Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:52:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Winter break has so far been wonderful. Santa was good to CC, and I love every second with her and my lovely wife. My bro-in-law came for Christmas day. I have caught up on much of my sleep. And, I am actually reading for PLEASURE! ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/12/26/319/ My Greek exam terrifies, my Cicero paper is becoming a monster (try fitting 45 pages of info into a 25-30 page paper), and I have spring fever…in early December. I have papers to grade for Tuesday and then a final to grade before the following Tuesday. Not good. To ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/12/05/tis-the-season/ ah, Finals are here again. Time to full up. http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/12/04/bohic/ My unwritten books: There is one fact that I cannot escape any longer. I need to eat better and exercise constantly, or else get my affairs in order. Don’t get me wrong. I am not yet at death’s doorstep, but I am on the path. Ten years ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/11/21/my-as-yet-unwritten-books/ I will never, ever forget this moment. http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/11/05/yes-we-can/ First, I have some good friends that are Republicans, and many feel as I do. To those who do not, I mean no offence, but am made very angry by what I am seeing in the news. Is this the world I want for my little girl. ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/09/24/no-cain/ ?vid=234984 http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/09/13/sopainfullyfunny/ I am adding another little twist to the blog. I would like for you to write a self-help question, which will be answered by a famous Greek. Please give it a try! This is part of a larger and fairly ludicrous project on my part. Also, notice the ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/09/07/dear-sophocles/ I must admit that I am currently at work on a few rather ambitious projects beyond translation. The first is the writing of an introduction for a book on the Great Dionysia. The second is a rough draft of that book. The third is a series of ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/08/12/many-projects-little-time/ I am writing this post on my new MacBook, enjoying Vivaldi, drinking coffee, taking a break from Sophocles. My house is now armed with a security system, we rearranged the furniture, and will soon be making an investment in some actual art. Panta rei! Leopardi’s Thoughts has occupied my ... http://www.team-shea.com/richard/2008/08/03/coffee-break/