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November 2022

November 14, 2022

Catch Me Tonight on The Journey Home!

Update: Here’s the episode link! Just learned this morning that my episode of The Journey Home airs...

October 2022

October 17, 2022

Parsing Out the Physical from the Psychological in Chronic Illness

Today I want to dive into a study brought to my attention by a usually...

October 14, 2022

Mental Reality Check on Auditory Processing Disorders

H/T to Emily DeArdo who brought fully to my attention the debate ("debate") about John...

September 2022

September 09, 2022

Her Majesty’s Final Inkblot Test

Something that astonished me, but shouldn't have, is just how divided Twitter has been over...

August 2022

August 10, 2022

July-August Updates + Follow-up on that Dorm Story

Been awhile, huh? Sheesh, Jen. Okay, here's what's been going on since I last updated...

July 2022

July 14, 2022

Gaslighting 101, Transgender College Roommates Edition

My daughter's college housing application (small red-state public college) had some great questions on it...

May 2022

May 28, 2022

What is “Scandal”?

If you haven't seen it already, Gloria Purvis has an excellent interview with Archbishop Cordileone...

May 21, 2022

“Fear” and “Scared” Make Lousy Rhetorical Weapons

There's this guy I love, who shall therefore remain nameless, who's spent a large portion...

May 19, 2022

Legalized Suicide is a Trap

At First Things, Wesley J. Smith summarizes the research on assisted suicide and suicide contagion:...

May 01, 2022

Free Speech is . . . Free

I'm cracking up at the assertion that we somehow need a government agency, with a...

April 2022

April 29, 2022

Twitter Fears?

I'm completely mystified concerning what it is people fear if too much freedom-of-speech should come...

March 2022

March 30, 2022

Baby Circ Says: Buy the Tool that Fits Your Hand

Baby Circ is the cordless circular saw I talked Superhusband into buying for our spring...

March 23, 2022

Gender Stereotypes in a Nutshell (Or a Lego Box)

For various reasons, a girl I love dearly is very anxious about her driving test....

March 12, 2022

Propaganda, Censorship, and Free Speech

The war to eradicate Ukraine is becoming a war to eradicate freedom of speech. When...

March 03, 2022

Catholic Thinking on Ukraine

This is a quick run-through of some of what I'm seeing in terms of reactions...

March 02, 2022

Lenten Obedience

As I'm writing this it's halfway through Ash Wednesday, definitely not too early for your...

February 2022

February 16, 2022

Culture War and Civil War

Hypothesis: Black Lives Matter riots, Antifa riots, Jan 6, and the Canadian trucker convoy --...

February 13, 2022

Book Review: Living Momento Mori by Emily DeArdo

Now up at the substack, *finally*, is my review of my friend Emily DeArdo's how-to...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

Letting it Hurt

I haven't commented (anywhere) until now about the recently revealed accusations against Pope Benedict XVI. ...

January 21, 2022

Reasoning vs. Rationalizing

There's a screenshotted homework assignment, reputedly from a Georgia virtual school, that's circulating right now,...

January 15, 2022

Medical Gaslighting Illustrated

I want to run through a case study from a physician who writes about gaslighting...

January 13, 2022

Federal Funding and Civil Rights

Quick note on today's SCOTUS decisions on the vaccine mandates . . . The court's...

January 07, 2022

Hidden in Translation: Downplaying the Seriousness of Civil Rights Threats

The following essay is a detailed discussion of the political implications of the meanings of...

January 04, 2022

Resolutions, Rebranding, and the Body You Have

What caught the eye of your internet-mom this afternoon was a weird bit of cross-discourse...

January 02, 2022

In Jeopardy: What are the Real Differences Between Men & Women?

So my initial impression of the breathless coverage of Amy Schneider's win on Jeopardy! was that...

December 2021

December 30, 2021

The Life-Changing Magic of Acting Like a Grown-Up

There are many good things in your life that you may have to walk away...

December 22, 2021

What “Fatigue” is Like

"Fatigue" is like this: You're lying on your kitchen floor, which is logical and you...

December 19, 2021

Omicron Antiphons

TL;DR: Read this. I have gotten to where I skip nearly all press coverage of...

December 18, 2021

Life As a Person Who is Not God

Emily DeArdo, who is not just my hero but also my friend, writes the thing...

December 02, 2021

Intergenerational Interdependence is a Blessing Not a Curse

From my reading this morning: 10 Do not glorify yourself by dishonoring your father, for your...