Author: Peony Moss

Am I crazy? Lately I’ve

Am I crazy? Lately I’ve been daydreaming about getting a deep freeze (once our basement is dry) and filling it with meat from places like these.

Today is the Feast of

Today is the Feast of St Martha…. Jesus in the House of Mary and Martha (Vermeer) ….patron saint of housewives (among others.) 19 And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was come, went to meet… Continue reading Today is the Feast of

Too Smart To Be So

Too Smart To Be So Dumb”: the Moral Tyranny of IQ or, why I’d rather have Hambet be a virtuous plumber than an arrogant PhD.

The philosophy of food This

The philosophy of food This piece reminds me a bit of what my mom and I were talking about last weekend. She was complaining that she could not find a can of sour cherries to make a cherry pie (she looked in three grocery stores and eventually resorted to cherry pie filling), and noted that… Continue reading The philosophy of food This

Pro-Life Themes on Six Feet

Pro-Life Themes on Six Feet Under: …In the show’s second season, Nate Fisher (engaged at the time) confronts an old flame (Lisa) who tells him she’s pregnant with his child ? and that she’s choosing to have the baby. Keeping with the show’s habit of employing ghostly visions and apparitions, we later see Nate working… Continue reading Pro-Life Themes on Six Feet