Ella Gunderson became frustrated trying to find something fashionable — yet modest — in a world where she seems to be surrounded by low-riding jeans and tight, revealing tops. So she penned a letter. “Dear Nordstrom,” she wrote. “I am an eleven-year-old girl who has tried shopping at your store for clothes (in particular jeans),… Continue reading Pre-teen Girl to Nordstrom: Choices, please
St Philip Neri
Happy St Philip’s Day, especially to our favorite Oratorians and others who have learned so much from this gentle Saint, including Narwen, Bob of the Republic of Virtue, and my own dear husband.
Is anyone watching Colonial House?
We didn’t get to see it last night (Tuesday night) — bad storms disrupted our reception. (Yup, no cable.) So we didn’t get to see how it ended. Did the colonists vote the icky Governor off the island?
Checking in
Sorry for the slow blogging this week. I’ve been trying to limit my computer time, following the counsel of the nice man I talked to last week (the one wearing a black shirt and a purple stole….) When I have been on-line, I’ve been helping Emily of “After Abortion” out; her template crashed last Friday… Continue reading Checking in
Dear Mr Luse gets his wish…
…or one of them, anyway: Lileks has something up on abortion today. He usually avoids this subject, so it’s interesting to see him addressing it: It has to do with something I heard Kerry say on the radio last Friday, a snippet from a speech made a few months ago. He said something that seemed… Continue reading Dear Mr Luse gets his wish…
Small Pick-Me-Ups
This morning we went to Mass in Auriesville and saw another family we know from homeschooling events. They are a very nice family who stumbled upon our old NO parish on the days they had the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Albany. The couple of times they went, they lucked out because my father was… Continue reading Small Pick-Me-Ups
Worth It’s Weight in Gold…Almost!
Yesterday I went food shopping. I hit a few stores, Price Chopper, my health food co-op and Sam’s. I bought my normal four pounds of butter at Sam’s, but instead of the regular $5-6 I usually pay, I paid ten bucks for it! I am going to have to start baking my cookies with margarine… Continue reading Worth It’s Weight in Gold…Almost!
This Is For You, Alex
Remember when I blogged below about the Transformers 20th Anniversary and how the show became annoying after the movie? Well someone who wrote a letter to the editor in the July 2004 edition of ToyFare agrees. Warning, coarse language ahead: Dear ToyFare, I am shocked and angered that you guys would print a statement as… Continue reading This Is For You, Alex