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December 2021

December 28, 2021

In Which I Try To Remember How To Blog

I didn't' think it would ever happen, but the daily blank page did not factor...

December 20, 2020

Getting into the Spirit of the Thing

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. This was a fun thread—a Muslim anthropologically observes...

December 10, 2020

Thoughts and Prayers upon the Occasion of Procuring a Christmas Tree

As a staunch observer of Advent, in my soul, I am always wishing we would...

December 03, 2019

Here, Let My Pry That Weird Meme Out Of Your Soul

Santa, also known as Father Christmas, not to be confused with Satan, nor St. Nicholas...

December 30, 2018

Come to Church and See a Miracle

In an over-sugared haze I finally read that muddled piece in the Guardian about how...

December 28, 2018

7 Takes to Christmas Week

Well, the last Friday of the year. Can you believe it? It is high time...

December 24, 2018

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all! I’m going to, most tragically, be offline the next two...

November 2018

November 20, 2018

What You Should Do When You Don’t Like The Christmas Music

Have valiantly swallowed down my annoyance at hearing Christmas music in every store I have...

December 2017

December 30, 2017

In Which I Make Resolutions For The New Year

Santa is really all about grace, or should be. There shouldn't be any seeing you...

December 26, 2017

Merry Christmas!

Its going to take me weeks to recover from the stupor of this moment. I,...

December 20, 2017

10 Steps to a Stress Free Christmas

The main headline on Drudge this morning--well, that one above the headline--is that eight out...

December 17, 2017

Laughing at Death

We are well into the clambering season of Christmas movie argumentation. There are ten or...

December 13, 2017

Persimmon Pudding

Ah, well. My cry was heard! Here is the 2017 Haters Guide to the William...

December 12, 2017

In Which I Continue My Christmas Shopping

We are poor in spirit. Whatever we manage to do with the stuff of the...

December 10, 2017

Kon Mari and a Manger

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

December 08, 2017

Anne’s Authoritative 2017 Guide to Christmas Presents

Kelly is taking a much deserved Advent break from Quick Takes and so I thought...

December 06, 2017

Winning At Advent

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

December 05, 2017

Is Santa Really Just St. Nicholas? A Listicle

Santa does not live in heaven with his Lord, having faithfully beat back, literally, the...

December 02, 2017

Chistmas Is Not A Feeling In Your Heart

Charles Dickens can be blamed entirely for the toxic idea that the Spiritual Forcefield of...

November 2017

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 11, 2017

10 Steps Toward A Perfect Christmas

I've been home now for over a week so I guess I should unpack. Seems...

January 2017

January 02, 2017

New Year Podcast and Links

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We did up a little podcast this morning. We just ramble on...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

In Which I Stand Up After Christmas

Slowly emerging from a profound and complete stupor. Every year I wander around on Christmas...

December 24, 2016

Take Joy

I have a friend for whom Christmas this year is more than usually a moment...

December 23, 2016

7 Takes to a Happy Christmas

One It's super apocalyptic to be reading Jonah and Revelation at the same time in...

December 22, 2016

God, Santa, and the Dog’s Bum

Well, a holly jolly Christmas to you. I have to arise and go remove poop...

December 21, 2016

A Christmas Quiz

Yesterday someone commented on my post accusing me of falling into the pit of gnostic...

December 15, 2016

Bad Anglican Christmas Carols

Ah, the dulcet sounds of Christmas music found in every corner of every space, and...

December 09, 2016

7 Roiling Takes

One Didn't mean to become all Book all the time, but considering that I only...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

A Christian Lamely Justifies Her Black Friday Plans

[Remember, the tagline, which used to always appear, is...Somebody Has To Do It.] Today I...