For other lovers of language and of languages, I offer this modest website as a place to gather and share your ideas and insights about language in all its multifarious aspects. As I mentioned in my introductory message, I will post some short pieces of mine that were published some time ago in another venue. You will find them under Cogitata on the Contemplations page. Republishing these gives me a way to start the project off with the intention that these pieces will stimulate your desire to contribute your own thoughts. I also hope that some of my humor will find its mark, although my family says I am several years behind the humor curve in today’s popular culture.

My goal is to host a circle of interesting conversation on things that affect us all as human beings whose unique tool for understanding the world is language. So stated, I will do my best to assure that this becomes more than a trivial exercise in stating the obvious or a pedantic expatiating on language as though one had all the answers; however, I do anticipate lively engagement, especially when considering language in its many societal contexts. Recent history at home and abroad surely supplies ample material for consideration.

As I welcome you to Agathopsis, I ask for your patience as I muddle through the process of getting this website properly organized. I expect that I will need to set up appropriate categories for the blog, and do whatever else is necessary to make this an attractive, easy-to-use site–a place where together we can contemplate the good.

Meanwhile, go ahead and look around this embryonic site, and make yourself at home. I will be grateful to receive your suggestions.