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May 2013

May 17, 2013

My profession

This is why, if you're waiting for me to fill out a form, you're going to...

May 16, 2013

BHO, OBE

That's code for "let's see how long it takes until they confiscate my laptop."

May 14, 2013

Beep Beep Yesh

A little musical compromise. Here's your puzzle for the day: when I went to upload...

May 10, 2013

Seven Quick Takes: The Thing and the Other Thing, and so on up to seven

1. Scott Richert is raising funds for the Rockford Area Pregnancy Care Center with a walk...

May 10, 2013

Humblesse oblige

The sweetness of obligation.

May 09, 2013

Translating Bergoglio

My sister, Devra Torres, helped to edit and translate a new collection of letters, addresses,...

May 07, 2013

Let Loose the Kraken

Ray Harryhausen, master of the stop motion animation in Clash of the Titans and Jason...

May 07, 2013

The joy of not being sold anything

. . . is not the same as not being told anything.

May 03, 2013

Putting a bird on it

Comic books, sci fi movies, and now Portlandia. I guess it's pop culture week on the...

May 02, 2013

Movies you may have missed: Attack the Block

From the producers of Shaun of the Dead. Loved it!

May 01, 2013

Five things I honestly thought were favorites until I started writing about them

Trying something new today: 1 and 2. Bras that actually fit. I've been meaning and meaning...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Comic Books: the good, the bad, and the #*&%^*@

Did I come across as too much of a snob about comic books? Oh wait: I...

April 26, 2013

Scat free

Shoobee doo boppa go away.

April 25, 2013

Ten Things to Do Instead of Wallowing

Feeling like hell is not one the cardinal virtues, even if it seems like the...

April 23, 2013

The Theology of the Bathroom

The expurgated version.

April 18, 2013

So long, and thanks for all the intersex fish!

Okay, the title doesn't quite make sense, but I couldn't resist. Anyway, it makes more...

April 17, 2013

Hey, middle your week off right

. . . with this footage from Turkish TV. Apparently they accidentally aired the unfinished footage,...

April 17, 2013

Book review: _Dominic_ by William Steig

The other day, my son said the most wonderful thing for me: "Can you recommend...

April 16, 2013

Who is to blame for Kermit Gosnell?

It's not enough to sputter in outrage when people blame pro-lifers -- we have to...

April 14, 2013

Raffle and Book Sale at a blog whose name you will love

. . . THE HELL WITH IT is kicking off her book sale with a...

April 12, 2013

Interfaith couples: how does it work?

Tips, advice, warnings?

April 11, 2013

A little divisiveness, please

Because some things are worth dividing yourself from. It's one of those "let's write 'dog'...

April 10, 2013

Yorinks and Egielski

I had totally forgotten about this book until one of the kids dragged it up yesterday...

April 09, 2013

I didn’t do anything.

Ouch.

April 09, 2013

Prayers for Jen Fulwiler and her new baby boy!

Jen Fulwiler of Conversion Diary and "Minor Revisions" fame had her sweet baby boy last...

April 08, 2013

Start your week off right . . .

by being a good citizen and doing something super easy to protect religious freedom. Today is...

April 05, 2013

7 Humiliatingly Slow Takes with Huffing and Puffing Afterward

1. I don't know how successfully I've hidden this in the few photos of myself...

April 05, 2013

Build a nest

Conk.

April 04, 2013

I have a date!

Touchdown.

April 02, 2013

The Rescue

Kind of a weird post for two days after Easter, but there you go. I...