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July 2018

July 26, 2018

Zuck, goop, and True Happiness

Oh goodness, it’s 9am, the day of a birthday—the eleven year old will be twelve...

July 24, 2018

How To Ruin Everything In Two Easy Steps

Was well rewarded in my internet search this morning by first this, and then this....

July 22, 2018

What Are You Waiting For?

[Jesus wondering why you’re still surfing the interwebs.] Delighted, in the midst of my search...

July 19, 2018

Signs of the Apocalypse

Matt sent me this to read yesterday, because he hates me and is trying to...

July 11, 2018

What It Takes To Make A Good Museum, A Listicle

We have one more lovely day ahead of us here in fair Virginia. The crepe...

July 09, 2018

Summertime…and the Routine is Totally Gone

It’s the summer and that means we are going to fling ourselves into the car...

July 07, 2018

The Miracle, Purpose, and Meaning of Modern Travel

Home again, as they say, but without any jigs. Arrived in Binghamton yesterday around 8:30...

June 2018

June 12, 2018

International House of Confusion

There are a lot of stupid things going on in the world this morning, but...

May 2018

May 18, 2018

7 Summery Takes

Oh look! I overslept, and it’s Friday! One One more week of online classes for...

May 17, 2018

3 Eye-Rolls for Thursday

I Don’t Know If Its Yanny or Laurel I have not watched that Laurel/Yanny thing....

May 15, 2018

Trampling Down The Voice That Breathed O’er Eden

It is Tuesday, and in a matter of hundreds of hours there will be a...

May 11, 2018

I Fisk That Andy Stanley Sermon

We have an extra super special treat this morning. Instead of 7 Takes, we're going...

May 06, 2018

Jesus Forgot His Ascension Listicle

Looks like Ascension Day is coming up this very week. Which is a nice time...

May 01, 2018

Don’t Call Your Baby A “Baby”

I received this ridiculous gorgeous gem from a friend--it's not very long. The Guardian reports*...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

If You Thought God Was Contradicting Himself

I don't really know how flipboard works--if it's all algorithms and computers, or people and...

April 23, 2018

Monday on the Illiterate Podcast and Links

By illiterate, I'm not referring to myself, but to GQ's beclowning of itself by publishing...

April 22, 2018

Ecclesiastes For Earth Day

Facebook reminded me just this moment that today is Earth Day, inviting me to share...

April 16, 2018

Dinosaur Easter Podcast and Links

[I don't have a dinosaur, so here is a tiny dragon.] Having failed to get...

April 15, 2018

God’s Love Is Not Ridiculous

For the last few years we have ruined our post Easter joy, being gluttons for...

April 13, 2018

7 Ways To Survive “Spring”

The snow has been replaced by rain. The sky is as gray as ever. It's...

April 12, 2018

Here’s How To Be Less Annoying, An Open Letter To Facebook

Yesterday Facebook plunked this message into my feed, seen, they said, only by me. Here's...

April 11, 2018

You Say You Know But You Don’t Really Know

This is the best thing. I read it twice because, I told myself, I needed...

April 06, 2018

7 Snowy and Sarcastic Takes

Would you look at that, it's Friday. One The great thing about this week was...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Planned Parenthood Does Not Need A Disney Princess

It seems Planned Parenthood is feeling on the down and outs and wishes there could...

March 24, 2018

Book Notes: A Kinkade Disney Luminosity

[This gnome with a dragon is not impressed with your coloring skills.] Gosh, I love...

March 21, 2018

Your Grammar Rules Are Oppressing Me

I've got nothing today. And am miserably hampered by this new keyboard I downloaded as...

March 19, 2018

Monday on the Happiness Monitor Podcast and Links

Good Moaning! Tomorrow is World Happiness Day and I intend to celebrate all week, kicking...

March 11, 2018

No Ways To Cope With DST

It's time, once again, to complain about Daylight Savings Time. And that's because I just...

March 09, 2018

Caitlyn Jenner Mansplains

Well, International Women's Day is over, but I still have something to complain about. Last...

March 08, 2018

3 Things on International Women’s Day

It's Thursday, and International Women's Day, my Favorite! Here are Three Funny Things for you...