Well, look at me, clocking into this soothing white blank page at 9am. That’s what comes from sleeping Through The Night. One of you must have prayed. It’s such a curious thing, sleep. On the face of it, it seems like it will be such a waste of time. And besides that, too much resembling death for the loss of control and the total blackout. But when you don’t get it, it’s makes life remarkably bad. Anyway, so, I don’t... Read more
[This gnome is there whether you sleep or not. How does that make you feel?] I’ve lately been prey to waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep. I blame this on Satan, of course, and all the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel against God. It has nothing whatever to do with the fact that I haven’t worked out in weeks, and that my “cutting out of the carbs” includes... Read more
Good morning, on this gray, but slightly warmer day. We’ve pulled ourselves together for a scintillating little podcast about all the things we ate over Christmas, what it’s like to give presents to children, and, most importantly, all our thoughts and feelings about The Last Jedi. We riff on feminism, the male gaze, the female gaze, and my impossibly small feet. You won’t want to miss it. [But also, SPOILERS. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, you might not... Read more
When you fix yourself to Christ, what do you think is going to happen? Most of us expect some kind of temporal reward for our clever realization of our own sin, and then our repentance and trust in the God of the universe. Read more
This is a pretty interesting account of Amazon trying to use the Kindle to transform the whole idea of a book but not really being able to. It turned out to be sort of a comforting read, if you ignore this other one about another big chain closing. It made me want to transform my front room into a little bookstore. I’d always thought maybe I should open a tea room/bed and breakfast that’s never actually open except to friends... Read more
As I tweeted last night, “Hey y’all. I don’t know if you know this but it’s really cold outside…in the winter…in the northeast. There’s even, get this, Snow. I know, I know. Unprecedented. #thanksweatherchannel” It is in this spirit that I offer up the following Takes–Tips For Coping With The Cold. One–Don’t be this guy If the ocean is literally frozen, don’t go surfing in it. Sure, he thinks he’s being so clever and amazing, and experiencing a once in... Read more
Matt sent me this piece this morning. He’s much better about breezing around the internet while I’m still laboring to read that long Alastair article about how we don’t need any more female superheroes. When I get done with it maybe I’ll have something to say, but probably not because it’s So Long. This one was shorter, so it wins. Long suffering readers of this blog will know that I have a special charism for complaining about the heresy of... Read more
[This cat disapproves of all your clothes and you in general.] I trust you didn’t pop over here today to hear all my thoughts and feelings about Mr. Trump and Mr. Un, and the relative sizes of their nuclear buttons. I have more important thoughts jangling around in my head, conjured into existence by this curious piece. Essentially (but you should still go read it) a young woman decided to dress the way men do for a whole month to see... Read more
[You’ll never be as cozy as this cat in her Christmas bowl. Might as well give up.] The first gift of the new year seems to be the head cold that I watched everyone else suffer from over Christmas, and felt truly sorry and sad for them, but figured, wrongly, that I had already had it. Now that they are all feeling sort of better I guess I will descend once more into the murky thinking of a brain compressed... Read more
Happy New Year! Time for me to kick off my no eating all exercising all the time plan. Matt is going to ensconce himself in the kitchen with a lamb roast and the big fat book on Grant that he’s been listening to. I’m going to muck out the children’s rooms and try to pretend that eating is the new Not Eating. And fat is the new thin. And cold is the new hot. That kind of thing. Oh wait!... Read more
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