There, did that grab your attention? That title’s worthy of an essay, isn’t it? Or at least a really long, well-thought out, annotated post. Alas, I won’t be serving one of those up; just some scattered thoughts. I wanted to write something short on Deathly Hallows, and then with Pansy’s post…. First, Pansy’s post. I’m… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Theology of the Body
Author: Peony Moss
Sugar and spice and….
TSO links to a Catholic-oriented temperament quiz. It takes around ten minutes. I took it and was told that I am a melancholic-sanguine (65%-35%). I could buy that. I like that this quiz takes a stab at seeing which temperament is dominant in us mixed types. I heard Art Bennett on Catholic Answers last week;… Continue reading Sugar and spice and….
Recipe Call: Simple, Easy Recipes that feed the multitude
Pansy’s in a rut. Smock could also use some ideas as well. Can you help? We’re looking for recipes that… — are fairly simple to prepare — don’t have a lot of “goo” (cream of mushroom soup, Velveeta, dried onion soup mix, etc) — have a chance of tempting picky children — and that feed… Continue reading Recipe Call: Simple, Easy Recipes that feed the multitude
My take on the alpha/beta mom thing….
The Summa Mamas are talking about the “alpha mom” and “beta mom” thing. I know there’s a lot of tongue-in-cheek going on, but I can only take about forty seconds of this “alpha mom” and “beta mom” thing before I just want to weep. Who pronounces the “alpha moms” to be “alpha moms”? And why… Continue reading My take on the alpha/beta mom thing….
TSO does the heavy lifting so Peony can post
TSO has this cool post up in which he “plays the curmudgeon so [I] don’t have to.” He watched a bit of a recent Republican debate (a task I am more than happy to delegate) and came away with some quotes to make curmudgeonly remarks about (note that he only had to catch “a bit”… Continue reading TSO does the heavy lifting so Peony can post
Please pray for the soul of Karen Marie Knapp
Karen Marie died last night in her sleep. Karen Marie’s death notice in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (with guest book). “As for me, my life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to depart. I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race… Continue reading Please pray for the soul of Karen Marie Knapp
Tagged!: the tech edition
I was tagged by Alicia. 1. How long have you had a cell phone? (If you don’t have one, why not? What would prompt you to get one?) I had a cell phone for a while in 1997 and dropped the subscription. I got a new one in 2002 and have had one since then.… Continue reading Tagged!: the tech edition
First report on Deathly Hallows
Vacuuming? Check. Swimming lessons? Check. Dinner? Check. Receive and read the book? CHECK. Started reading at 3:50 PM; finished around 10:30. (I did take breaks to for dinner, bedtime stories, etc.) Much to think about; much to discuss. But I just have to say…