Three Beautiful Things 03/10/08: Conversation, Chinese Poetry, Essays

1. The Deke and Adrienne and I sat at the dining room table and had an intelligent and probing conversation about stuff going on in our family.

2. Some of my Survey of World Literature students are finding the poetry of T'ao Chi'en, Li Po, and Tu Fu inspiring and insightful.

3. It won't last long, but I am essentially caught up in my paper reading and grading. Soon an avalanche will bury me, but, for now, I can breathe easily.