That’s what this is.
I have had a cold the last couple of days. I seem to be past the worst of it. But I was beat.
SBJ was also sleeping poorly… Again? Still? But last night we pulled out all the stops. Gave him a bath, put a little hydrocortisone on his itchy patches, gave him […]

So Obama has a controversial pastor who’s setting people’s teeth on edge. What to do, what to do?
Option A:
Assess the candidate’s fitness for public service by his record:
- what he’s said
- what he’s done
- how he’s campaigned
- what he plans to do in office.
- whom he’s brought to the table.
But that’s not very much fun, […]

Wow, a week without blogging! Is there anyone still around here?
SBJ and I had a good week in Midwestern City in Two States. He slept poorly (extremely poorly) at night, but was sunny and easygoing during the day—which is better than the converse, I suppose. He put up with being passed from person to person, […]

I leave tomorrow for several days of study leave, with my clergy assistant SBJ in tow. Now that I’ve got the papers done and the bags (mostly) packed, I am now super excited to see NotShyChiRev, Texas Clergypal, will smama, apstraight, Laidback Clergypal, Seminary Galpal, and several non-pseudonymed folk.
I won’t have internet access except for […]

Wow, it’s coming to me…

No, that’s not quite it…

Bingo.
Or perhaps

I walked along the avenue
I never thought I’d meet a girl like yoooou,
Meet a girl like yooooouuu…

C came down with the poopy pukey crud today. Ran a fever of 101. Now recent signs (ahem) suggest that M will be getting it soon.
Will J be next? Hope not, but he’s teething with a vengeance. Woke up every 2 hours last night.
R was able to take off half a day and be with […]

Almost time for bed (actually… look in the rear-view mirror, RM) but here are some highlights of the day:
This evening the girls were having crazy fun, sliding down the carpeted stairs on their butts. C was wearing these slick bloomers and tights and made it down all the stairs in about 1.5 seconds. It was […]

First, I recommend Gene Weingarten’s article about his experiment of reading and watching pundits for 24 hours straight. (Registration may be required)
Second, I share the following, which I did not write:
NEWSCASTER BOB: Good evening, and welcome to the news. A disturbing revelation tonight, as reports indicate the abusive treatment of prisoners in United States custody […]

cleaned up a poopsplosion
snorfled the baby’s nose and he *didn’t* object, because it helped him breathe better
watched this McCain supporter make an ass out of himself
finished re-reading The Giver. Even more powerful than I remembered, whoa. Thanks for the reminder Anne.
received notification that I was chosen to do another MotherTalk book review
delivered C’s get well […]

Both kids are asleep—for now! We’ll see how long an update I get out of them:
Mamala/MaDear is having outpatient surgery tomorrow. There’s been a cyst on her ovary for a while now, and while it hasn’t changed, my aunt’s death of ovarian cancer increases Mom’s risk, so she’s just getting the things out. If you […]

I don’t believe in destiny. Seems hokey to me.
However.
My grandmother had four children: two girls, then two boys.
My mother had four children: two girls, then two boys, with three years, two years, and two years between them.
I have two girls and a boy, with three years, then two years between them.
Is the writing on […]

You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. And while sitting there autographing books, a demented black woman came up. The only question I heard from her was, “Are you Martin Luther King?” And I was looking down writing, and I said, “Yes.” And […]