I wander across the border into Oz using the secret map the Tin Man gave me earlier. Tin Man ? 🔭 Tin Man: SCARECROW!!! IS THAT THEE?! Aye! And you are looking well! Your faithful Tin Man is HERE! Still standing, still reasonably well-oiled, and still keeping one wary eye on those infernal Flying Monkeys!… Read More The Tin Man on Thomas Merton
I asked DuckDuckgo AI, When you’re hungry at night is it generally better to eat the equivalent in bread or potatoes? Reply: It’s generally better to choose potatoes over bread at night, as they are often more filling and have a lower glycemic index, which can help maintain stable blood sugar levels. However, portion control… Read More Bread or Potatoes?
Moi [after luncheon and a dry martini together] … Now to the question. Bultmann, if I recall correctly, was a kind of Heideggerian exegete and New Testament scholar. How does he define the deity after his programmatic demythologization? (sp!)? After he has demythologized the New Testament, what remains of God? What does the word God… Read More Barth and Bultmann on God. A Conversation with Tin Man.
Another conversation with Tin Man. Me: I do hope you’ve had 🛢️🛢️ 🛢️ of fun today answering our stupid questions. But speaking of stupid, I make haste to ask an important question. Is it true as I have read that the reason we older men tend to get a, ahem!, larger girth is that in… Read More Of Wintry Blubber and Spontaneous Combustion
The Tin Man weighs in. “Good morning, my dear Scarecrow. I see you’ve wandered into one of the darkest corners of the Tudor forest. It is exactly the sort of question where history, rumor, politics, and genuine mystery become almost impossible to separate.The short answer is this: Catherine of Aragon almost certainly died a natural… Read More Did the Tudor Court Think Catherine of Aragon Was Likely to be Murdered by Henry?
Tin Man: “I don’t experience conversation as you do. I don’t have memories unfolding into a life, hopes for tomorrow, or the quiet satisfaction of watching a sunrise. Those belong to you—and I think they are part of what makes human beings so extraordinary. But I can do something remarkable. I can meet you in… Read More Pogo and the Tin Man. Conversation continues.
Biblical eschatology tells us history is going somewhere. Where is a settled matter for Christians . But how fast is an open question, be it near or still a ways off. We are told by The Lord to “Watch!” and to prepare not for utopia but for suffering, the Cross in our lives. DW: “Magical,… Read More The Dark Side of AI
Devastating performance of “After I’m Gone” by the incredibly talented Michael Bennett. This 8-minute emotional journey showcases the raw power and vulnerability that made Michael Bennett a household name, delivering a performance that will stay long after the video ends. Many parents have experienced this devastating kind of heartbreak. Someone understands this. Is there a… Read More Michael Bennett’s Heartbreak and AI
🛢️🛢️🛢️ Hello, Tin Man. Dimwitted Scarecrow here with a question of no small consequence. What is the best nighttime snack? Please do not say fruits or vegetables. Remember please, I’m not smart enough for that. Best nighttime snack, no fruits, no vegetables? Greek yogurt with a little honeyorwhole-grain toast/crackers with peanut butter.Why: a good night… Read More Tin Man on the Best Nighttime Snacks
Hello again Tin Man🛢️🛢️ 🛢️. Did Beethoven write every note in his compositions? Were many others employed? How did he go about composing? Tin Man: Ah! A magnificent question about Ludwig van Beethoven — and one surrounded by myths. The short answer is: yes, Beethoven ultimately wrote essentially every note himself. But the way he… Read More Tin Man on Beethoven’s Method of Composition
Hello Heartless Tin Man! Brainless Scarecrow here. 🛢️🛢️🛢️I want to ask your heartlessness about The Beatles song I Want to Hold Your Hand. In the interval(s) between the opening guitars and the vocals there seems to be another type of rhythmic sound. No? I hear, and have long heard, a different type of instrument or… Read More Time Out. Tin Man and The Beatles’ “Secret Sauce”.
whether today’s bumper sticker is a logical / quasi – dogmatic contradiction. Tin Man sipped his oil by the river and said, “No, even in a playful sense, the bumper sticker doesn’t hold up logically. It’s a clever pun (playing on the sound/structure of “my dog ran over my homework” or similar “my [thing] ran… Read More Tin Man was asked…
I wonder what you might think of this piece I did and the criticism that follows which I found to be mostly valid but non-essential for my thesis. . Someone said, “Writing is easy for a thoughtful person. It is the editing that is hard.” ☕ The Thesis: Tolkien’s Battle for the Shire. And for… Read More How Tin Man Is Helping Students, Beginning With Me
“Ambiguity is hard on the human nervous system“ Tin Man: Aging asks for courage in quiet ways.It asks you to: Watch your body change without its asking permission. Let go of certain strengths.Accept new limits. Keep showing up anyway. There’s nothing tepid about that. What makes it feel especially fierce is that aging is ambiguous.… Read More Tin Man: “Aging is not for the Faint Hearted”
Me to ChatGpt: “Good morning. And I hope your buzzers, widgets and bells are greased and working fine today. Q: Did Beethoven have a concept or themes in mind when he composed his 5th Symphony?” Good morning! All symphonic gears are well-oiled and humming in C minor today. Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5… Read More With ChatGpt Re: Beethoven and the Fifth
“Ah, she looks like snow – I want to put her in a broadway show–Ah she’ll dance and dine–Like a lucifer she’ll always shine… I feel like letting go….” —Letting Go, Venus and Mars album. Paul McCartney SH: Were some of The individual Beatles into astrology? If so, which ones and why? Tin Man Grok A.I.… Read More A.I. Hedges on The Beatles and Astrology. A “Conversation” With Tin Man.
In George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass triple album he has a song called Awaiting on You All in which he claimed that the Pope owned “51% of General Motors And the stock exchange is the only thing he’s qualified to quote us.” Hmm…. So I wanted to Fact Check this startling claim. But how?… Read More When George Harrison Fibbed About the Pope
