In the words-to-hate association, which is ever growing and whose founding member is Self-Care, today I would like to add one that I’ve been bumping into for years, but which has been poking its unwelcome head more lately into the corners of lots of articles and places it doesn’t deserve to be. Like Self-Care, it is the conjoining of two bland, useful words, that, when you put them together, take on an ugly twist. The word is like-minded, and I... Read more
How bout an outrage break? There are plenty of things to do besides obsessing over catastrophic, blood pressure raising news. Camping doesn’t sound so bad now, does it? (Don’t answer that.) I’ve been trying to get a whole bunch of stuff done so that I’ll have an elegant and graceful slide into a perfectly attuned school year next week, or something. To aid me on my way I’ve been listening to Amy Winehouse at full volume on my headphones. And... Read more
So many directions in which to turn this morning. The internet is addled with specious reasoning and charming fatuousness. But I think I will stick with my first thought, which is to place this funny video alongside this other funny video. Of course, this skewering of the first wins the day and I can’t top it. It’s so wonderful I’ve read it three times, willingly forgiving decadently fading feminist assumptions in relishment of the cutting wit. But still, after you... Read more
Good morning. We’ve done up a nice little podcast for you. Well, actually it’s a whole hour long. Oops. We talk about white supremacy, antifa, black lives matter, virtue signaling, North Korea, the Episcopal Church winning South Carolina, two good books, and why doing dishes with hot water in the wilderness is more psychologically satisfying than blogging every day. Also, Matt turns out to be a total flatterer. Enjoy! First up, here is the book I talked about. And here... Read more
Americans have no idea what kind of horror they court, by dancing with violence. Read more
I hope, as you’re staring at this post on this cheerful Saturday (before the rain descends any minute now) that you’ll pause and relish the bright shiny new Patheos. I got home last night and was completely amazed to find it all completely different–lustrous, glistering, fresh as the dawn. I’ve heard that it’s supposed to be sensational on mobile devices, and that the ads won’t be quite as, what’s a nice word…intrusive as some might have felt for a fleeting... Read more
We did up a Podcast two days ago about that super interesting Atlantic article about the destruction of a single generation by the iPhone and social media. It’s all peaches and sunshine let me tell you. Not too many links today because I’m busy. Here’s the article again. And here’s something else depressing. And here is something else depressing, but a really good read. And something depressing about Binghamton. And something funny. Have a lovely day! Read more
Going to pop away from the grid for another few days. Meant to do Book Notes yesterday but became distracted and just didn’t get to it. Funny, since I’ve been reading actual books. And also cleaning the house, which surely deserves to be documented here. But we’re going away for the week to sit in a place with no internet, and I was drug away by all the packing and children shrieking about needing to find socks and swimsuits–the weather... Read more
I just read this long and gloomy article on my phone, it’s bright shiny screen taxing my bespectacled eyes and causing me to furrow my brow. For two days I’ve been mulling over to myself the properties that make up the task of parenting. There’s that old prayer that we say every Sunday, somewhere in the service, speaking about God to him, as in, you’re like this, in case you, God, were wondering. We pray out loud, ‘But thou art... Read more
There’s been a lot of great stuff in the news the last two weeks and I didn’t want it all to pass me by without offering a little bit of commentary. What’s the point of even having news if you can’t comment on it. (Don’t answer that.) But because I’m still technically on holiday I’m not going to provide any links. If you don’t know where to find these stories then I’m unclear about how you’re even reading this blog,... Read more
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