It’s Friday, did you know? One Apparently, the weather is going to shift soon, as in, become warmer or something. And that’s all I have to say about that. Two In the spirit of finally becoming a better person overall, and being dissatisfied with treading relentlessly inside the deep grooves of a tediously entrenched routine, never altering course, always being in the posture, as it were, of reacting, never truly acting, passing along through a life that includes -collapsing into... Read more
Yeah, it is snowing. I’m not even kidding. But as I said yesterday, I don’t care, so I’m not going to mention it. Today let us turn our hearts and minds to some other subject. I know its hard to think of one, the piles of snow falling and sticking to the ground as they are, but we are going to try, and we are going to do it without using any shocking and inappropriate words. Not that I would... Read more
Woke up determined not to speak of the weather. Therefore I am going to try super hard, with almost everything in me, not to mention the various pressure systems moving up and down and back and forth the countryside like roaring and hungry lions, ready to devour us all. There were other stories and things to think about yesterday, things beside the total whiteout of hail-like snow careening from the stupid gray sky, things that had nothing to do with... Read more
Oh look, it’s snowing. That’s the new name of this blog. We all thought this daily effort was about theology, life, the collected absurdities of the internet, funny things that children say, how to fail to make a cake, and how to fail to do laundry, and how to fail in general, but it turns out that this blog is actually exclusively about the weather. Here is a reasonable person having enough already. As for me, I don’t care anymore.... Read more
[I don’t have a dinosaur, so here is a tiny dragon.] Having failed to get to the dinosaurs last time, we tackle them with enthusiasm and joy this week. Forty minutes of great listening, “about the community, for the children.” That’s our new tagline. Seriously, this podcasting effort reaches new heights and I can’t think of a single reason you’d want to miss it. Here’s the video. I almost feel like that’s sufficient but if you have room for more,... Read more
For the last few years we have ruined our post Easter joy, being gluttons for embarrassment and mortification, by listening to Chris Rosebrough’s Worst Easter Sermon Competition on Fighting for the Faith. The children gather around, full of uncertain wonder, and together we shudder through one terrible sermon after another. I think voting is open online if you want to weigh in. Most years the sermons are terrible enough to laugh over. But yesterday we listened to one that proved... Read more
Have been plugging away through various books over the last month or so. Managed to finish a couple of them, and by that I do mean Two. Two whole books. The rate of my gettting through all the words is blinding, I know. Who can possibly keep up with me. The first was The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks. I remember my dad reading this ages ago, but never was able to put my... Read more
The snow has been replaced by rain. The sky is as gray as ever. It’s Friday. Here are seven ways to get through the “Spring.” One-Spend More Time On Facebook The bright screen and constant notifications mimic the idea of contentment and happiness. Every time you see that little red number it sends a little burst of some hormone or other to your brain to let you know that everything is fine and you really are a happy and satisfied... Read more
Yesterday Facebook plunked this message into my feed, seen, they said, only by me. Here’s how to keep your audience engaged with your Page Anne, we’re here to help you stay connected to your audience. Posting regularly to your Page gives people who visit your Page an opportunity to engage with you. Posts that have the most engagement feature photos or videos. We can show you how to create these types of posts. –The Facebook Help Team There was the... Read more
This is the best thing. I read it twice because, I told myself, I needed to. And later I’m going to read it aloud to my children, because if there is something that children are subject to, just like all the rest of us, it is the deeply held belief that they know how to do all the stuff already. In fact, I recently banned those two small words, “I Know,” from my household. No child is allowed to say... Read more
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