Nicholas Murray

Proud husband, father, and American. Peace Corps Mongolia RPCV 17-19. OU Alumni. Boomer!

[Nicholas Murray @Nickmurray92]

@GabeIkard Gosh, he was such a nice guy. He treated everyone on staff so well. This really saddens me to see. He’s in my prayers. Heartbreaking news.

[Barbarian Herodotus @BBHerodotus]

“To me success has meant just two things: a good life for my family, and the money to buy books and continue the education of this wandering man.”
- Louis L’Amour

[The Oklahoma Breakdown with Ikard and Lehman @OK_Breakdown]

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[Barbarian Herodotus @BBHerodotus]

“One of the truly remarkable things about Lincoln as president is the extent to which he resorted to literature. Perhaps no president turned to English poetry while in office with the frequency that Lincoln did. He continued to recite his old favorites, such as ‘O Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?’ or Holmes’ ‘The Last Leaf,’ their melancholy and brooding concern for human mortality having been rendered even more apt by the somber circumstances of civil war. And he read poets such as Thomas Hood to invoke the lighter side. But he repeatedly returned to Shakespeare.”
- Douglas Wilson on Lincoln

[Art of Manliness @artofmanliness]

Creating a Positive Family Culture: The Importance of Establishing Family Traditions - https://t.co/zpgJoisMYB

[Barbarian Herodotus @BBHerodotus]

If you haven’t yet read Martin Eden by Jack London, do yourself a favor and pick it up. A semi autobiographical tale of a young sailor trying to win the heart of a woman and to become a successful author, it’s a beautiful book. If you’ve ever had the urge to put your thoughts into words or to do it for a living, you’ll find the voice of London, writing over a century ago, instantly relatable.

It costs less than a single lunch at a restaurant, and you’ll get to keep it forever. Also, you can find it archived for free through project Gutenberg or at your local library. I’ve pasted a link below if you’d like to grab a copy.

https://t.co/zeXe3gYzfB

[Barbarian Herodotus @BBHerodotus]

I teach adults seeking their high school diploma. The first question I ask them, is if they like to read. Their answer to that one question is usually the biggest indicator to me as to whether they will succeed or fail.

Today, I had a young man come in to take a placement test with me, and he knocked it out of the park. He is 100 percent college ready, in spite of dropping out of school in the 9th grade. Before he tested, I asked him about his reading habits. He told me he had just finished “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells. I knew he would do just fine.

When I taught at the high school level, it was the same. My readers were my best students.

So I exhort you, read to your kids, read on your own, buy your nieces and nephews books for Christmas.

It makes all of the difference in the world.

[Nicholas Murray @Nickmurray92]

@GabeIkard College football is really becoming lamer and lamer. As a poor kid, the spring game was my only chance to see my favorite players actually play in person. As an alumni, it was cool to take my son with me to the spring game and player’s brunch last year. A real shame.

[Christopher Frey @FreyChristopher]

This + Augustine’s Confessions = the reading for Tulsa’s honors course “The Long Middle Ages” that I’m teaching this semester.

[Nicholas Murray @Nickmurray92]

@MBrooks02 Jermaine Gresham?

[Nicholas Murray @Nickmurray92]

How this season has made me feel as a Sooner fan.

[The Wonder of Tolkien @TolkienWonder]

Love this photo of Tolkien in his study at Merton College.

[Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless]

I hate Texas. Burnt orange makes me nauseous.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

I just want to tweet out this C. S. Lewis quote every weekend

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Such a hard photo.

[Free Sea Elf @TheFreeSeaElf]

Reposting this clip of Ray Bradbury because I like the phrase "survival through emotion" so much

[Nicholas Murray @Nickmurray92]

@history_under @Sherzam91 @martyrmade There’s a significant difference between empathy, and giving into pure subjectivity. I can imagine myself in countless situations where I don’t live up to my moral compass. Giving into sadistic depravity? There’s an objective line there that’s uncrossable. I’m a man, not a beast.

[Brett Favre @BrettFavre]

Hard to believe this was 15 years ago. Time flies.

Thanks again to all of you wishing me a happy birthday.

[Elijah the Middleborne @TheMiddleborne]

This video paired to this one of Tolkien reading the Ride of the Rohirrim is perfection