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August 2013

August 06, 2013

There can be only one, The Jerk.

Hi, I’m The Jerk. Some of you might remember me from the time I caused...

August 02, 2013

Seven Quick Takes: The Stupids Go Camping

Here is how our little camping trip went. 1. Several people asked about the yurt...

August 01, 2013

The Stupids Have Ideas for your Doctor Who Party

Yes, I am shamelessly taking advantage of the upcoming announcement of the twelfth Doctor to write...

August 01, 2013

At the Register: Nine Kids, Wacka Wacka!

Sometimes it really is easier to have a big family, even when you're camping. I...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Free printable book: Bible memory verses LINK FIXED

My sister, Abby Tardiff, has put together some Bible verses for her kids to memorize...

July 30, 2013

It was a long weekend.

(via Gawker) Two things about this video: 1) This hillbilly is a way better dancer...

July 30, 2013

At the Register: We put the hurt in yurt

Home, happy, so very, very tired. Pictures later!

July 28, 2013

Off we go!

Off to Mass, and then yurting it up. Back on Tuesday or Wednesday. Wish us...

July 26, 2013

Tell me about camping in the rain with kids.

The good news is, we have rented a yurt, so there will be no fiddling...

July 25, 2013

At the Register: A Visual Examination of Conscience

Check it out. Remember when Benedict said that he expected the Church to get smaller? ...

July 24, 2013

Finish your Wednesday right . . .

With The Carlos Danger Name Generator. I entered "Ron Mexico" and came out with "Dario...

July 24, 2013

Oh, and a rejected book cover

I forgot about this one. John reminds me that he also offered to "draw an...

July 24, 2013

NFP Awareness Week: Book Cover Reveal + Open Thread

I am aware of NFP. Are you? I've been aware that it's NFP Awareness Week...

July 23, 2013

“In retrospect, it was ‘really stupid …'”

Oh my sisters and brothers, here is the best story you will read all week.

July 23, 2013

The Stupids Are Prepared

Every once in a while, someone writes to me looking for advice about how to...

July 23, 2013

At the Register: Let’s Try Not to Use Babies

Oh, just making myself popular with pro-lifers again.

July 22, 2013

Soon you’ll have to opt IN to get porn online in the UK

Says David Cameron, the Prime Minister: Children can’t go into the shops or the cinema...

July 22, 2013

Product review: Pet Vet Center

I don't usually do product reviews, but I'm so pleased with the birthday present we...

July 21, 2013

Young Catholic women: what do you want to know about sex and the spiritual life?

I've very graciously been invited to lead a Theology on Tap discussion this Tuesday in...

July 19, 2013

Oh fer

Seen on Target's Facebook page: "Corn on the Cob Survival Kit" Up next: a special truss for...

July 19, 2013

Summer read-aloud recommendations?

Our summer is turning out a little bit too much like this: My...

July 19, 2013

Shame on you for not reading me

. . . says Steve Gershom, in a nice acknowledgement for the interview we did...

July 18, 2013

At the Register: You can make it across.

Things I overhear, and things I want to say.

July 18, 2013

It does happen.

I posted this on Facebook this morning, and it got 218 likes in 38 minutes. ...

July 17, 2013

Gahhh.

July 17, 2013

Good for CVS!

Rolling Stone, in its wisdom, has chosen to feature alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on...

July 17, 2013

An indulgence for THAT?

Probably you've heard, you can get an indulgence if you follow the events of World Youth...

July 16, 2013

I’m not the entire congregation.

How not hearing what I needed to hear told me something I needed to know.

July 16, 2013

My profile of Dr. Carpentier in OSV

I wrote this article about Dr. Paul Carpentier quite a while ago - glad they...

July 14, 2013

So, what else is going on in Florida?

Marissa Alexander of Jacksonville had said the state's "Stand Your Ground" law should apply...