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December 2017

December 10, 2017

Kon Mari and a Manger

Due to the miraculous wonder of Amazon, and her silent, insouciant scroll and Buy Now...

December 06, 2017

Winning At Advent

Ok ok. I get it, it's Advent. I know it's been Advent for several days....

November 2017

November 28, 2017

That Time I Stood And Prayed By The Abortion Clinic

In all the bustle of the weekend I did manage to scroll through Twitter a...

November 27, 2017

Monday on the Cyber Podcast and Links

A good morning to you all. Hope you survived all the food and shopping. I...

November 25, 2017

Book Notes: Discipline to Whimsy

This year I have desperately tried to effect a recovery of reading. I know I...

November 23, 2017

Today I’m Thankful for You

Its not difficult for me at all to find voluminous waves of gratitude wafting about...

November 21, 2017

Today I’m Thankful For God’s Affliction

This is one of the distinguishing marks of Christianity, and why Christians are such strange...

November 18, 2017

Notes from Home: Turkey and Pie

[These cats wish you would give them some turkey.] Would you believe it, I've caught...

November 17, 2017

7 Takes to Giving Thanks

You can just go and rest in the familiarity of the once yearly dinner, the...

November 14, 2017

Please Stop Playing That Christmas Music

Listening to Christmas music from October 1 to December 25 is the sacramental embodiment of...

November 05, 2017

They Always Make Us Switch The Clock On Sunday

The gathering of people into systems and groups makes visibly manifest the deep wickedness at...

November 04, 2017

Going Inside: Cultural Notes from ‘Home’

This is the most brilliant article of the day. Yes and Amen. It's really long...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

Off I Go

So, I'm just going to be having a spot of travel today, if you have...

October 23, 2017

It’s Monday, Is It Also Autumn?

It might be. I am looking out at a gentle gray sky, listening to a...

October 21, 2017

Book Notes: Its Not That Terrible A Time

[These aren't the books I'm reading right now.] Have wasted the morning reading funny articles...

October 20, 2017

7 Sane Takes

What is it that the psalmist says? The fool says in his heart that there...

October 19, 2017

A Theory of Mental Health

I sometimes think to myself that people dwelling in the mists of lost time might...

October 13, 2017

7 Popular Takes

Friday! Thank Heaven! How bout some Takes? One It has been weighing on my conscience...

October 10, 2017

What Is The Point Of Clothes?

There's a lot of crazy stuff out there in the world this morning. I awoke...

October 08, 2017

Salvation in a Walmart Aisle

It helps, when I go in, to remind myself that this is Who I Am....

October 07, 2017

October is for Birthdays

I mean, it's hard, I'm gathering, to find a good man out there. The proverb...

October 03, 2017

Fear, Panic, Wood Glue, and the Gospel

This came to my attention early this morning, as I was trying to beat my...

September 2017

September 09, 2017

Anxiety in Autumn

There are two ways to approach fall. One way is with gratitude, a subject I...

September 02, 2017

Book and House Notes: OCD Edition

Five years ago, if you had told me that I would be upset about a...

August 2017

August 26, 2017

Notes of Insanity

I am irresolutely trying to overhaul the rhythm of my life. This is a thing...

August 21, 2017

Monday on the Eclipocalypse Podcast and Links

Good Morning. Hope you all have your glasses at the ready. We don't have any....

August 19, 2017

Book and Porch Notes

Matt went out on his own and picked a color of paint for the porch...

August 18, 2017

7 Boring Takes

Friday! Takes! One Didn't realize it was Friday. Haven't known what day it is all...

August 16, 2017

It’s Not Self Care When I Do It

How bout an outrage break? There are plenty of things to do besides obsessing over...

August 12, 2017

Camping Notes: Nostalgia in the Wilderness

I hope, as you're staring at this post on this cheerful Saturday (before the rain...