Hey guys, this is not a real blog post, I’ll have one of those later today. This is just your approximately-every-three-months reminder that Steel Magnificat and my family operate on tips. I get a very small paycheck from Patheos for clicks in the United States, next to nothing for clicks overseas, a tiny amount of book royalties, and the rest of my living is just gratuities from readers who like what I write. Depending on how much I make... Read more
How many times have I told you that I wish there was someone other than Mary Pezzulo here? How many times have you rolled your eyes and wished I would stop apologizing and get on with it? Why are you even still here, listening to me? I’m glad you are. Thank you to everyone who’s been asking how I am. I hope the answer doesn’t disappoint you. I’m still badly depressed and anxious. I still can’t sleep at night.... Read more
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell the... Read more
I went to the Barbie movie. I shouldn’t have done that. We didn’t have a penny to spare. But it was the second of the month and I was doing the big grocery shopping, and I knew I would end up treating myself to a lunch or something superfluous. Might as well spend the nine dollars on a movie ticket. Barbie was excellent. I haven’t seen a movie in a theater since about 2016. I used to love going to... Read more
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me.... Read more
I’ve just watched the footage of the horrific killing of 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young. Young, who was pregnant with a baby girl, was shot in the chest by a police officer as she tried to flee arrest in her car at the Kroger on South Sunbury Road in Blendon Township, Ohio. I’d been told that the officer was just defending himself, so I wanted to look for myself and see if that was believable. I do caution my readers that this... Read more
Adrienne started middle school. The IEP is still forthcoming, so I had to explain things to teachers, but so far there hasn’t been a catastrophe. All the teachers are friendly. Her favorite subjects are math and gym. She’s come up with a brilliant way to do her homework. The social studies teacher wants paragraphs written in a notebook, but her severe dysgraphia makes it nearly impossible to picture how to spell a word in the abstract. Her dyslexia is much... Read more
I’ve already given you my opinion of the second string Republican presidential candidates— the ones who might have a chance at the nomination if Donald Trump was abducted by aliens or fell into a volcano. I wasn’t a fan. I mentioned that I was especially leery of Vivek Ramaswamy, who seemed like a bootleg Trump right down to his stilted hand gestures. He is the obligatory candidate who blurts out nonsense nobody believes in order to seem like a... Read more
I watched the Republican Candidates’ Debate, not expecting much, and I didn’t get more than I expected. I was a Republican for most of my life, prior to mid-2016 when it became obvious the party stood for something I couldn’t conscience. I can’t imagine that I will ever be a Republican again. But I watched anyway. I kept track of the candidates, with as open a mind as I could manage. Based entirely on what I saw from the debate,... Read more
We went to Belmont County, on the last day. It was the last day before Adrienne’s first year at a public school began. I will never be a homeschooling mom again. We had to go to Belmont County because I am a fool. I got a phone call on Monday from the friendly school secretary, telling me that Adrienne couldn’t start school until they saw a social security card and a birth certificate. The card, I had. I didn’t... Read more
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