The Cogitating Ceviché’s Week in Review (Dec 15–21, 2025)
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Editorial Summary
This week’s reflections transported us through icy fairytales, digital spectacles, and philosophical wonder. Calista F. Freiheit invites us to reconsider the sacred roots of imagination, while Conrad T. Hannon sharpens our view with AI-powered cognitive lenses and a tribute to Seymour Cray. Meanwhile, Gio Marron gives us both a chilling classic and a fresh detective puzzle. Mortality meets modernity in “The Decline of the Eulogy,” reminding us how memory itself is shifting.
Featured Articles
The Christian Imagination: Why Adults Need Wonder as Much as ChildrenDecember 15, 2025 | Calista F. FreiheitA stirring meditation on why imagination isn’t just child’s play—it’s a spiritual necessity.
The Cognitive Glasses We Didn’t Know We Needed: AI as the Optometrist of the MindDecember 16, 2025 | Conrad HannonHannon frames AI as a lens, not a crutch—an insightful tool to refocus our intellectual sight.
The Snow QueenDecember 17, 2025 | Gio MarronA retelling of Andersen’s wintery tale with subtle modern touches—timeless, cold, and beautiful.
Seymour Cray and the Architecture of SpeedDecember 17, 2025 | Conrad T. HannonA dive into the life and legacy of the man who made supercomputers elegant.
The Decline of the Eulogy: Why Our Obituaries Now Read Like LinkedIn PostsDecember 19, 2025 | Conrad HannonA pointed reflection on how professional language is replacing soulful remembrance.
The Missing Will: A Mimi Delboise MysteryDecember 20, 2025 | Gio MarronPrivate eye Mimi Delboise is back—this time, untangling inheritance and suspicion.
✨ Quote of the Week
“Imagination is not a detour from the truth—it is often the only road to it.”— Calista F. Freiheit, The Christian Imagination
❓ Questions for Reflection
The Christian Imagination
* What role does wonder play in adult faith and reasoning?
* Can imagination be considered a form of moral courage?
The Cognitive Glasses We Didn’t Know We Needed
* Are we outsourcing insight to AI—or sharpening our inner vision?
* How can AI tools help us question our intellectual biases?
The Snow Queen
* What timeless themes emerge from this story in its newest telling?
* How do coldness and warmth function as moral forces?
Seymour Cray and the Architecture of Speed
* Is design elegance the forgotten metric of technological success?
* What can Cray’s methods teach us about invention under constraint?
The Decline of the Eulogy
* What are we losing when obituaries become resumes?
* Can digital legacies ever replace communal memory?
The Missing Will
* What makes Mimi Delboise’s method uniquely effective?
* How does the story critique legal and familial power?
📚 Additional Reading
* The Sacred Imagination by William Blake (selected essays)
* Superintelligence and Perception – Journal of Cognitive Tech, Nov 2025
* The Architecture of Cray (Documentary, 2020)
* Death and the Digital Self – New York Review of Books, Aug 2024
* Snow and Ice as Metaphor – Literary Themes Quarterly
* Modern Detectives and Moral Ambiguity – Noir Studies Journal, Oct 2025
🔔 Calls to Action
* Calista F. Freiheit: Take five minutes today to pray with a poem or painting.
* Conrad T. Hannon: Try using AI to summarize something deeply human—what do you lose? What do you gain?
* Gio Marron: Re-read a classic tale this week and see what still chills or thrills.
* General: Share this newsletter with someone who’d enjoy a thoughtful twist on the everyday.
Thank you for your time today. Until next time, stay gruntled, curious, and God Bless.
