I wanted to say thank you for all of the kind expressions of condolence offered by so many via Twitter and Facebook and even email. So many of you who have lost beloved pets (or, sadly, are watching your own family members slow down) understand the surprising depths of grief that overtakes us when they pass. I am truly grateful for your generous words and prayers. Thank you. Blogging and internet “hanging out” will be light this week, as I... Read more
Image mine. She had such heart. Our dear, beautiful Alle left us this morning. She had had an up-and-down sort of day, yesterday. When my elder son came to visit, she accepted his pats with a few wags of the tail, but did not rise for him. At supper, she was more herself, begging an “outside” snack, which we gave her. But last night she suddenly seemed very, very old and worn — unresponsive. I went to bed asking Saint... Read more
The Newland Family employ about 250 people in their small business, and they try to live out their consciences as Catholics, which means they offer a health insurance plan, that does not include coverage of sterilization or contraception. And the Obama administration’s Department of Justice did not like that. Now, they have a “stay” of sorts, on the ruinous (and I believe unconstitutional) “contraception mandate” ordered by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as part of Obamacare. DENVER — A federal court... Read more
You know I have a short attention span, so I almost didn’t watch this. But it’s worth seeing, particularly after the 2 minute mark. A congressman who is not completely out of touch. Call him the anti-Pelosi. Read more
I don’t mean to be a nudge, I really don’t. But it’s starting to creep me out, how much Obama loves Planned Parenthood, and how he clearly lives with the expectation that his daughters are going to kill his grandchildren, and negate the coming of love. “Mr. Romney wants to get rid of funding for Planned Parenthood. I think that is a bad idea,” Obama said. “I’ve got two daughters. I want them to control their own health care choices.... Read more
Because I have a pressing deadline and a project I long to have off my back, comments will close at noon today and re-open on August 3. I really will not be able to spare any time for moderation, sorry. So, if you have a pressing need to call me either a “homophobe” (still a stupid, inaccurate word) or a “fag hag”, please get your licks in while you may. Read more
“Look, I appreciate what you kids did. I really do. But this isn’t what I wanted. I’m proud to be gay. And I’m proud to be in a country where I’m free to express myself. But freedom is a two-way street. If I’m free to express myself, then the scouts have to be free to express themselves too. I know these [scout leaders]. They are good men. They are kind men. They do what they think is best for the... Read more
Fond as she is of Egregious Twaddle, Joanne finds some more and she sounds a little fed up.: City officials agreed Tuesday night to change the city logo after a Madison, Wis., organization threatened legal action. Law Director S. Gary Repella announced the decision following a 15-minute closed-door meeting with City Council members. “We will be approaching Mark Nelson of Nelson Fine Art and Gifts and asking him to redesign the city logo to remove the cross and silhouette of... Read more
My Patheos colleague Tim Dalrymple has a story and video that really should make everyone stop in their tracks and think about what we all mean when we say (or sneer) at each other: “success”, “capitalism”, “share”, “evil corporations”, “collectivism” and “church.” We get caught up in words like those — particularly in an election year where, suddenly, words like “hard work”, “build”, “success”, “welfare”, “human dignity”, “profit”, “business”, “hand-outs”, “hand-ups” and “community” are being stood on their heads; particularly... Read more
As I am fond of informing people who insist that I should write about religion and shut up about anything else, the original sub-header on this blog read, “Religion, Politics, Baseball; the Important Stuff”. I don’t get to write about baseball nearly enough, but this morning, my elder son, Appa, sent along something irresistible, this fun bit of “relativistic baseball”: Let’s set aside the question of how we got the baseball moving that fast. We’ll suppose it’s a normal pitch,... Read more
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