The Meaning of My Blog's Title

El Aleph is a story written by Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges.  An aleph, which conventionally is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, took on a new meaning under the witty patronage of Borges.  In his story the aleph is an object within which is the point at which all knowledge comes together.  Sounds kind of crazy, I know.  But it's equally interesting, I think.  So if one is looking into the aleph, they are simultaneously seeing every inkling of knowledge.

Aporia is quite the opposite.  Aporia is a Greek term utilized frequently by Plato.  In Plato's round about dialogues in The Republic, aporia means the feeling of helplessness.  Aporia is the moment at which no further conclusion can be reached;  it is beyond the fringes of knowledge; it is the point of sheer frustration, often despair, and where our wits are confounded.  

I thought these two terms might serve well in my title because they are polar opposites.

Tutelage is a term that — aside from its convenient alliteration with my last name — is used, in this sense, to convey the meaning of teaching or instruction.  So "Tippin's Tutelage" is the same as "Tippin's instruction" or "Tippin's Teaching."  This is to convey the idea that my blog, like the myriad out there, will serve to impart the little bit of knowledge that I do contain within my humble repertoire.

Thus, the product:  Tippin's Tutelage: El Aleph or Aporia