King Cooper explores the philosophical foundations of education as outlined in Plato’s Republic, particularly focusing on the quadrivium. He discusses the importance of subjects like arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy in shaping just individuals for a great society. The conversation transitions into a reading of Psalm 9, reflecting on God’s role as a refuge forContinue reading “Wrecking and Rapping ep 55”
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Wrecking and Rapping ep 52
King Cooper shares personal experiences, including a recent battle with illness, and reflects on the challenges of parenting while sick. He delves into Eminem’s lyrics, exploring themes of humility and societal expectations. The conversation transitions to the podcast’s journey, celebrating its one-year anniversary and discussing future plans. King Cooper also shares biblical insights, emphasizing theContinue reading “Wrecking and Rapping ep 52”
Wrecking and Rapping ep 50
Host King Cooper dissects the intersection of literature, music, philosophy, and personal growth. The conversation begins with a reflection on Shakespeare’s sonnets, particularly focusing on themes of procreation and legacy. Cooper draws parallels between Shakespeare’s language and modern rap, emphasizing the emotional depth in both forms of expression. The discussion transitions into personal anecdotes, lifeContinue reading “Wrecking and Rapping ep 50”
Wrecking and Rapping ep 46
In this episode of Reckoning Rappin, host King Cooper explores various themes including the beauty of Shakespeare’s sonnets, the intricacies of modern rap, personal anecdotes about hiccups, reflections on Stoic philosophy, historical events, biblical wisdom, and philosophical concepts. The conversation also delves into personal goals for the upcoming year and the limits of human understanding,Continue reading “Wrecking and Rapping ep 46”
31 May 2024
The end of the week, the end of the month, and so far it’s a good day. Often on Fridays the baby doesn’t go down for her nap since she doesn’t nap at daycare and it usually takes a day for her to get into our rhythm. She’s sleeping right now which is always theContinue reading “31 May 2024”
13 December 2023
While running at the gym this week, I had to stop to catch my breath. Ok, I probably didn’t “have to”, but I was feeling sluggish and it’s better to be healthy with slow improvements than attempt a big feat and be on the disabled list for a couple days. After my breather, I gotContinue reading “13 December 2023”
A Cute Cupcake
I’m tired. Gotta get my head straight. Vegetables and exercise would be nice, but who has the time for that. Not the time, but rather the motivation. I’m surviving today so I can survive tomorrow, can’t wait. I guess today is just meant to feel like a rough day, what can I do? I supposeContinue reading “A Cute Cupcake”
Not till the appropriately sized woman sings
Tomorrow will be a good date. 2’s and 0’s flying all over the place. Today went really well. The exercise Ben started me out on was thought provoking. As I was leaving he said, “Sometimes it’s harder to figure out what needs to change than it is to change it.” Then he mentioned Yoda. NowContinue reading “Not till the appropriately sized woman sings”
Two things I’ve been listening to lately are Jordan Peterson and Eminem
I love you morning pages, but you are an illusive beast. Everyday I have to pray the muses are gracious enough to visit me so I’m not left empty handed. I don’t really ever plan on looking back at my morning pages, though I do like the concept of seeing what I was thinking thisContinue reading “Two things I’ve been listening to lately are Jordan Peterson and Eminem”
Day of Recognizing
What a whirlwind of a day. I met up with Lee today to see if I would like to do some work for him and it went well. I talked to one of the guys from woodworking that was a philosophy major, and I reached out to him! Had a good drawing day, did dinnerContinue reading “Day of Recognizing”
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