“What, when drunk, one sees in other women, one sees in Garbo sober.”–Kenneth Tynan; via Ratty Read more

WHITE LIES/BLOW AWAY: Traditionalism without religion is addiction. Read more

BABY’S ON A MISSION: GetReligion looks at a fascinating article about whether short-term mission trips really do more for their participants’ spiritual lives than e.g. short-term LSD trips. The comments are also really, really interesting, which is why I’m linking you to GR rather than to the initial article. ps: Apparently the cd I wanted to link y’all to, in the title of this post, has never existed. Uh, if you ever get a chance to pick up the Huggy... Read more

MARVELS. Mexican immigrants as superheroes. You do have to push through a bit of left-wingery–not to mention the fact that the actual immigrants do not get to talk (unless I’m missing something on the website), because that’s progressive?–but this art project still really hit my heart. Check it out. M to the A to the S to the K,Put the mask ‘pon mi face just to make the next day…. Read more

HE EATS THE BRAINS OF TREES! Read more

I began, even as a child, to learn water’s order,and, as I grew intact, the feel of its warmthin a new sponge, of its weight in a virgin towel.I have earned my wine in another’s misery,when rum bathed a sealed throatand cast its seal on the ground.–Jay Wright, “Journey to the Place of Ghosts“ Read more

A man should be the mister,And be the master of his sisters;A man should be the drake,For his blogwatch sake… Uh, hello again. Things have been strange here, and I’ve had little to say, but I think that your respite from all things Eve will soon be over. For now, here are some other people saying stuff. Sheepcat: David “Way, Way Beyond Gay” Morrison’s Sed Contra archives are now available. There’s quite a bit of good stuff in there…. David’s... Read more

TODAY IS THE FEAST OF ST. THOMAS. Celebrate by pouring out your doubts in prayer before the Eucharist! Read more

COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN: Hi there. If you tried to email me last Friday, and you haven’t received a reply yet, I did not receive your email. Had a bit of an eddy in the space-time continuum of my inbox. I’d be really grateful if you re-sent. Sorry for the inconvenience…. Read more

VISITATION SCHOOL: The Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center is doing volunteer training soon! I love CHPC–I wrote about it here–and it can always use more people to counsel women, answer phones and play with kids, fold clothes and do data entry. There’s an endless round of tasks at the center. If you’re looking for a Christian ministry; if you need reminding of your total dependence on God; if you want to meet the amazing, inspiring women we serve… consider CHPC. Tara’s... Read more