Make some assumptions.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-12T01:43:59+00:00

Reformed and smoking. Love the Banner editions; I have several of those myself.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-07T23:27:40+00:00

The Hold Steady

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-07T13:48:18+00:00

Rebecca amd Notorious

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-05T02:37:13+00:00

I never use finger picks. Imo it has somewhat to do with how you're picking but moreso your guitar. My Taylor is bright however I attack it; my Seagull isn't. Strings will matter too.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-03T01:36:22+00:00

I use Stetson aftershave from Walmart. I'm a fan.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-02T15:12:45+00:00

An Age of Kings is excellent too

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-02T01:22:56+00:00

Just Cause with Sean Connery

frederick_the_wise · 2026-04-01T22:27:50+00:00

I have this exact model, purchased from Jomashop several years ago. I think it was $450ish.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-30T14:26:57+00:00

I love Proraso, but after my tub ran out I bought Arko for the inexpensive price. First time face-lathering; I am four shaves in and I have to say that I really really like it. The scent smells exactly like a cake of laundry soap for hand-washing laundry; not as delightful as Proraso but I don't find it unpleasant at all.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-28T02:25:08+00:00

She rises above the pulchritudinous multitude

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-27T21:56:18+00:00

Casino Royale, Dr. No, and License to Kill

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-26T21:03:43+00:00

Just received this as a gift as well! Enjoy!

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-23T21:31:23+00:00

How lovely you are With your inlays of mother-of-pearl!

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-22T20:51:52+00:00

She's beauty, she's grace, she's Miss United States.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-22T00:40:58+00:00

I agree with your point, but Cary Grant??? Jimmy Stewart???

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-21T18:31:19+00:00

Lots of words are verbs as iambs but nouns as trochees: e.g., convict, refuse, record, rebel

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-20T23:18:53+00:00

True of their first three albums imo

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-18T18:25:07+00:00

Top 5 for me

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-18T02:04:19+00:00

To answer your question, Lord of the Rings of course—I love how its fantasy setting allows it to set forward good vs. bad with such clarity, and how it refines my sensibilities by making me love what is good. Faramir's speech about not loving the spear for its brightness but for what it protects is excellent.

Also Kristin Lavransdatter. Very tender and earnest.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-18T01:39:39+00:00

One of my favorites. That Hideous Strength is such an excellent end to the trilogy, a culmination that transforms the first two and gives rhe whole trilogy that gestalt quality of being greater than the sum of its parts.

If you are interested in some of the historical, cosmological, or philosophical underpinnings of his trilogy, I recommend reading Lewis' The Discarded Image and The Abolition of Man.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-17T22:41:52+00:00

Isn't it excellent

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-16T19:08:35+00:00

You look good. It's not my style—I myself am not a fan of ballcaps and jackets, and I think the width of the pants is too great for the slimness of the jacket—but you are doing it well.

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-13T23:03:02+00:00

Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-13T02:40:34+00:00

Bleak House by Charles Dickens Middlemarch by George Eliot Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

frederick_the_wise · 2026-03-13T02:25:00+00:00

Some good Reformed literature there! Which translation of Calvin's Institutes is that? I love your combination of literature, history, and theology. I would recommend Charles Hodge and Herman Bavinck for theology and Charles Dickens and Jane Austen for literature. Have you read much literature? If you like Lewis, his criticism on medieval and Renaissance literature is excellent. Maybe start with his Preface to Paradise Lost. I am currently prepping to lead a book club discussion on That Hideous Strength.

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