You know how there are the ten commandments that we’re supposed to abide by? I’ve always taken some of those more seriously than others. One of the ones I’ve never taken too seriously is that pesky fourth one, the whole “honor your mother and father” thing. When I was a kid, I would obey because they made me, and because I knew they were usually right. I can’t remember ever internalizing it, and actually honoring my parents. When I became... Read more
I recently got an advance copy of Patrick Madrid’s book Why Be Catholic?, and was supposed to read and review it the day before or the day it came out. It was released June 3, so I get to start this review by apologizing to Patrick for being so lame about getting it written. I’d prefer to blame it on the kids, or laziness even, or nothing in particular, but the truth is that I really wanted to write a... Read more
Simcha had this cool thing posted on her wall the other day, about how Aaron Lewis interrupted his own show to lambast a group of guys who were groping an adolescent girl. Staind frontman Aaron Lewis interrupted his own performance on Saturday to reprimand a group of fans who crossed the line with an adolescent girl. During the band’s appearance at the Kansas City Rockfest, some rockers near the stage hoisted a young girl into the air to crowd surf.... Read more
Rainy, rainy, rainy here in the sunshine state. The nickname for Florida is clearly a lie. It is like we are in that other hemisphere, the one where it’s cold in the summer and warm in the winter, except here, it’s warm and sticky all the time, but the sun doesn’t shine in the summer because it’s always raining. I would like to take that up with whoever made this place up. (That’d be you, God. What’s up with Florida?)... Read more
Last week was glorious. Borja, Charlotte’s godfather, came to visit for the first time in six years and it was awesome. Actually, it was the best week I’ve had in months. There was beach-going, park-going, whiskey-drinking, and countless hilarity-inducing renditions of “Let it Go.” But more than anything, there was my friend, just hanging out with me while I did laundry, allowing the minions to treat him like a jungle-gym while I made dinner, reminding me at least once a... Read more
It’s been twelve kinds of too long since I linked up with Jen for quick takes, so yay! #7 I have no idea if that phrase, “twelve kinds of too long”, is a legit phrase or not. I’ve never heard it. But I wrote it, and I like it, and I shall use it. #6 The Ogre and I started HIIT training last Monday. So this is the end of week 2, and incredibly, I am still so sore I... Read more
There are days when I am so grateful that the internet exists. Things like this make it worth sifting through the stupid. Here are my favorites from the Estately post: FLORIDA: Alligator Wrestling / Botox / Eyebrow Piercing / Hulk Hogan / Juviderm / Lice / Mazda Miata / MDMA / Obamacare / Stand Your Ground / Swingers / Viagra / What is sarcasm? Analysis: The only thing surprising about Florida’s search history is that it wasn’t even weirder. MISSISSIPPI:... Read more
New Advent had a link to an article on BBC about how extreme isolation warps our minds, and it got me thinking about life as a stay-at-home mom. I’ve never met a SAHM who hasn’t recounted how at some point in her life as a mother, she would watch the clock in the afternoon, counting down the seconds until her husband would come home, and become irrationally angry if he were even a few minutes late. I’ve done myself; I... Read more
A few weeks ago, my best friend Meaghan came to visit for Sienna’s first communion. I haven’t seen Meg in five years. They live in Virginia and also have four small kids and a dog, and it’s just not that easy to fly halfway across the country when you’re in a seemingly endless cycle of pregnancy/breastfeeding/weaning/pregnancy, etc. But she promised Sienna she would come for her first communion, and she did. She brought her baby Benji and my darling little... Read more
Lots of nuttiness and hysteria has ensued since my post yesterday, notably on Mark Shea’s wall. Also, other sides of the story have come to light, along with more than a few accusations about me picking one side of the story and running with it. Truth be told, I picked the story up immediately after it went up on Gawker, read Clare’s account, did a perfunctory Google search and found no contradictory accounts, wrote a slap-dash post because I was... Read more
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