and one more thing

To all the people who’ve been asking me this month about when I’m going to have my “next” baby: Stop. Please, just stop. I know you mean well, but it would really, really help me if you would just SHUT UP. Either that, or don’t get offended when I start avoiding you. Thank you. That… Continue reading and one more thing

help!

Ever had that experience where you suddenly think of someone out of the blue — perhaps someone you used to know whom you hadn’t thought of in years? Is there a name for that experience? And did I dream it, or did C.S. Lewis once write something about this kind of thing?

Join the Legion of Faithbots!

Bob the Ape’s come up with with the lyrics to the march. Now all we need is the tune. Am I correct in thinking that a tune with an 8787 meter would work?

More Than a Matter of Habit

Today’s Post has an article in the Metro section (B9) about the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. The article’s not online; it’s from the Religion News Service, and you can get a taste of it here. (“Traditional Order of Nuns Grows, Defying Trends.”) It’s a pretty good article, touching on the rapid… Continue reading More Than a Matter of Habit

Coming soon

well, eventually: an updated sidebar. I also am toying with the idea of a new banner. I finally downloaded the GIMP. Hints and recommendation from you graphics gurus out there would be gratefully appreciated….

An idle comment on jumpers

There’s a little dust-up over at Hallowed Ground on jumpers-are-frumpy and modest-but-stylish and blah de blah blah. We all know the drill. I’ll let Pansy handle the topic of fashion if she likes, since it’s a topic that utterly bores me. I just can’t get excited about clothes. I wonder, though, if part of the… Continue reading An idle comment on jumpers