“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Recapturing solemnity
Today, our church had an ordination service for a new pastor. I have seen a few ordinations before, which generally amounted to the pastor laying hands on and praying over the new guy then giving a quick, “Heeeeeere’s Pastor!” And then the offering, the announcements, yada yada yada. Gotta keep the show moving. Or they […]
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Place holder
I’m closing in on two years, and I will not break the chain! But I got nothing today. Not one single thing. So these doggies are doing the work for me. Take it away, pups. This is Jack’s attitude. Cheeky dog. Also, 30% of the $3.96 billion which was invested on real estate by PE […]
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Fine Arts Friday: picture book art
*This post contains affiliated links. Moreso than usual. For most of us, our first introduction to any type of art was in children’s books. From Beatrix Potter’s English countryside to Tomie DePaola’s legends, illustrations help print stories on our hearts. They may not be the work of masters hanging in the Louvre, but the impact […]
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Bring on the snark!
Homeschool style! My new favorite homeschool-themed social media thing is The Homeschool Snark Shark, found on Facebook and Twitter. Because really: (Honestly, if you’re asking me “What about socialization,” you either don’t know what you mean by that or you don’t know my kids. Think about what you mean by socialization. Now think about […]
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The real monsters
Yesterday brought the horrific news that ISIS (ISIL/Daesh/murdering, inhuman scum) had burned alive the Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh. As awful as it was, and as frightening as the growing global thuggery is (see also Nigeria, Ukraine, etc.), we in America have decided we need to face the real monsters in our midst. I’m talking, […]
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Terrible Tuesday: busy day, sick day
This week was already cross-eyed and off schedule (as evidenced by the fact that I’m throwing this together over a late lunch rather than having it scheduled), but then Bulldozer decided to get sick at occupational therapy. (Well, maybe not decided, but he did get sick.) So a half hour drive home with a vomiting […]
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Today should be a national holiday
It should be a feast with sausage-based foods (i.e. ground hog) and viewing of the Groundhog Day, which is one of the most profound movies of all time. And if you do nothing else to mark this day, you should read Jonah Goldberg’s great treatise on the film. (Yes, even if you don’t finish this […]
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Mud pies over infinite joy
We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased. […]
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One month later
From a 1963 letter by Mark Twain via Letters of Note. How are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? I myself did not resolve, except to take what comes. (As opposed to curling up in a ball and weeping, I guess. I’ve mostly succeeded. Mostly.) But those of you who did resolve, how have […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Recovering things lost
Have you ever gone to the grocery store for milk and eggs and come home with a dozen bags, none of which contain milk and your eggs are crushed? Maybe those bags are full of good, useful, needed things, but you still have no milk and cracked eggs. This year we have added a great […]
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