There is a holiday between Halloween and Christmas, a time for reflection and giving thanks for what we ALREADY HAVE. Sadly, it has been turned into the kick-off event (literally, there are tons of football games) for the biggest, nastiest shopping day of the year. Retailers, if you're open on Thanksgiving I'm not shopping at … Continue reading Give us Thanksgiving
The Perfect Christmas
It isn't even December yet, and Christmas is already making headlines. Can we please let Thanksgiving dinner digest first?! I am so tired of hearing about "Black Friday" sales, predictions, and atheists trying to "shut down Christmas." Let it go people. There's a poll out and an accompanying NBC headline "Why One Poll says 45% … Continue reading The Perfect Christmas
an “un-green” rant
Apparently the Toys R Us boss has deemed online shopping to be un-green... and somehow everyone driving to Toys R Us on their own, circling around the parking lot to find a space, listening to canned holiday muzak and buying mass produced plastic junk is green? I've been to Toys R Us maybe half a … Continue reading an “un-green” rant
Love the Sinner
moralizing pregnancy, abortion & premature babies
I wrote this post a little while ago, but held off sharing it until now. Since writing it, a woman in Ireland has died because she was denied an abortion. Why? Ireland is "a Catholic country." A commenter at Feministing summed it up nicely: Pregnancy is not religious phenomenon. It is not a moral idea. … Continue reading moralizing pregnancy, abortion & premature babies
100s of Paths
I've been busy dealing with another round of snotty children (preschool is a fabulous breeding ground for snot and congestion) so I haven't had as much time to write as I'd hoped. This is something I have been thinking about a lot recently: I was going to write something slightly more philosophical about the proverb, … Continue reading 100s of Paths
my God <3s women
I'm not sure if God exists, and if God did/does, if God would get involved in petty politics, but this made me very happy. If there is a God, who exists and who gets involved in petty politics clearly that God loves women. That, or as Rep. Akin predicted: I'd say they got shut down. … Continue reading my God <3s women
Filled up Full
The other evening Kid2 thoughtfully pulled all the books off the bookcase in the playroom. I took a few deep breaths, reminded myself they're testing their limits, and then recruited both Kid1 and Kid2 to help neatly stack the books so we could put them back on the shelves. As we sorted through Dr. Seuss, … Continue reading Filled up Full
Daylight Saving Time Ends (in the US)
Dear Readers Please remember that on Sunday (Nov. 5, 2012 in the US) our clocks get set back an hour, that means 2 am becomes 1 am (it is like a sick version of time travel). Please join me in contacting your congress person, state representatives, county and city officials in order to STOP F****ING … Continue reading Daylight Saving Time Ends (in the US)
Community & Congregation
This post was inspired by Elle's comment on Daily Struggles for Healing. ----- ----- ----- ----- During my time at college a group of friends and I occasionally escaped campus early Sunday mornings for coffee (or hot chocolate or orange juice) and donuts, after which time we'd go visit a non-CS church service and get … Continue reading Community & Congregation
kind-ism 