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July 2011

July 19, 2011

This is why my children play with sticks, rocks, and dirt.

Baby Glutton doll, combining toys with breastfeeding, now available in the US! If only there...

July 15, 2011

Behold, My Suffering

Wha?

July 15, 2011

Knock Knock. Who’s There? Rutger Hauer.

Hi, I'm The Jerk. You might remember me from that time I was marketing athletic...

July 14, 2011

High Ideals and Grunt Work

Everybody laughs when people say, "Won't someone think of the children!" But -- well, won't someone? In other...

July 12, 2011

Free Will and Banana Peels

Cut from today's post: the conversation I had with a three-year-old about the Teletubbies. She...

July 08, 2011

The Vatican says . . .

Simcha Fisher Was Incredibly Restrained By Not Directly Referencing Her Motivation For Writing This Post.

July 07, 2011

Who Among Us Does Not Love an Al Gore Joke?

I actually quite like polar bears. Less fond, however, of being blinded and then poisoned...

July 05, 2011

Ten Cheap, Stupid Ideas for Summer With Kids

Just like it says.

July 01, 2011

How to Be Immodest About Modesty

Oh boy, today we're finally going to go visit my sister, whom I haven't seen...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Modesty, Responsibility, and Common Sense

Since the roof didn't cave in on me when I wrote about modesty on Tuesday,...

June 29, 2011

Stupid Ideas My Husband Is Willing To Pretend He’s Willing To Go Along With, Vol. 923

We have this wonderful fire pit in the backyard. It's the only successful outdoor project...

June 28, 2011

Fast Girls

Why? Because it keeps raining here and I was bored. Edited to add: just in...

June 27, 2011

Speaking of Catholic Colleges!

Here is my article about Erasmus Institute of Liberal Arts, the new college founded by...

June 24, 2011

Some Specifics About The College of Saint Mary Magdalen

My Thomas More friends will remember the insane rumors we heard about what went on...

June 23, 2011

And this is why I vote for those useless Republicans.

CONCORD - The House voted today by the necessary two-thirds majority to override Gov. John...

June 23, 2011

Should I Marry Him?

In which I tell the highly expurgated version of how I decided to marry my...

June 21, 2011

Ten things we can all be happy about

A slice of strawberry tart without so much Corapi in it! But lots of this:

June 17, 2011

Espressivo

Today at the Register, I'm reviving an older post, Espressivo, in honor of Father's Day....

June 16, 2011

Some questions about spiritual motherhood

Would you, could you, even if you don't have any children?

June 14, 2011

The Matrix/Disney Heresy

Just before I submitted this piece, it occurred to me that "The Matrix/Weiner Heresy" would...

June 13, 2011

The Avignon Bonds

Hi, I'm The Jerk. You might remember me from that recurring dream you keep having...

June 10, 2011

The Art of Getting Hysterical Over Gender

Written while still fairly loopy. Hope it makes some sense.

June 10, 2011

7 Quick Takes: In which I think I can garden, for some reason

1. Never mind "you can never step into the same river twice" -- you can...

June 09, 2011

Even More Faces of Mary

Yesterday, I was so sick (and unable to take any useful medication, like Sudafed or...

June 07, 2011

The Blessings of Poverty

Today at the Register, check out my post "The Blessings of Poverty," if only to...

June 03, 2011

My Dear Graduates

Did you hear anything useful in the commencement address at your graduation? Did you hear...

June 02, 2011

Nip/Tuck/Sin?

I pretty much hate plastic surgery, but is it a sin? Or just a morally...

June 01, 2011

What’s so bad about Rudy Giuliani?

Nothin.' Nothin' at all.

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Oh crap, it’s not Monday!

So here, a bit LATE, is my Tuesday's post for The Register, in which I...

May 27, 2011

Masculinity Reduction Surgery

Today at the Register: Masculinity Reduction Surgery. In a delicious irony, a few lines of...