There’s a road near my house that has got me quite puzzled,
The rules about right-of-way leave me bumfuzzled.
I’ve had this thing happen on more than one day.
Am I just a bad driver? Well, what do you say?
I drive in the right lane, which merges with left.
I turn on my signal and then start to drift.
When […]

Life is too short to ___________________.
Today’s list:
sort socks into pairs
scrapbook
send Christmas cards (sorry, it’s just not happening this year… maybe Groundhog Day cards)
What’s your list?

Did you know that this blog is almost five years old? My very first post was a fairly silly categorization of Christmas songs. In that post I admitted my love for “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which I think is the best [secular] Christmas song ever. It would seem that many recording artists agree […]

I was curled up by the Christmas tree with Oprah’s magazine
When there among her Favorite Stuff was a thing I’d never seen.
A pair of gloves for iPhone users—featuring a dot
Of rubber on the index finger… I cried, “They must be bought!”
But in my haste I threw that ‘zine on the recycle pile
And when I went […]

The floaty eyeball says it all!
I rest my case.
Again.
Hat tip: Current Configuration. Read the whole post and be amazed at the author’s ability to harness the Power of Science.

Ah, photos. The lazy blogger’s crutch.
But seriously, I’ve been meaning to take the centerpiece of our kitchen table for a while, since it is such a weird collection of stuff:

communion set given to me by Senior Pastor for my fifth ordination anniversary
homemade “sparkler” craft perched in the communion chalice
pink butterfly craft made by C
round oil […]

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, 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…

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 […]

Still here. Had a mostly wonderful day with the divine miss M and sweet baby J, punctuated with brief toddler flare ups. They also napped at the same time again!
Easter was good but exhausting—Christ is risen, and so did SBJ several times the night before. Last night was better. I really hope whatever this is […]

The week is going fine. Being back to work is like wading into a fast moving stream. Step, step, step WHOOSH
Someone sent this to me. I give it a big hell to the yeah, and am very glad it didn’t turn all treacly at the end:
HOW TO PREPARE FOR BECOMING A PARENT
in 15 simple steps
Lesson […]

10. Intact Placenta
9. Bilirubin
…Jewish punk rock artist
8. Gifts on the Doorstep
…CCM, or generic adult contemporary
7. Colostrum
…ambient/techno music
6. The Soft Spots
…1950s R&B
5. Laundry Avalanche
4. Rocking and Reading
…educational children’s music, book them for your next birthday party!
3. Let-Down Reflex
2. Cabin Fever
1. Pee-Soaked Diaper

So it’s a Clear Channel Christmas again—the holiday hits have been non-stop since about a week ago. Since it’s such an early Thanksgiving, this year’s CCC season may be the longest on record. This year in honor of those broadcast heroes, I am working on a complicated theorem to explain CC programming.
I think the […]

From the informed consent form the midwives’ office gave me to read and sign:
Specific risks associate with cesarean section performed during labor are scaring to mother…

Cathy wants proof beyond any doubt. What happens when we hang the TP the other way? she wants to know.
Interesting that she should mention this, since yesterday R said, “You realize that if you reverse it, the design will be right side up on the hanging-down part.”
True enough. (Though upside down on the roll itself.)
And […]

Note the direction of the design (photo has been enhanced to show detail) and the fact that the toilet paper is hanging down front.
Quotidian Grace, Will Smama, and others… the defense rests.
Why yes, I don’t have much to blog this week, why do you ask?

So I receive a weekly e-mail from an organization that provides downloadable Sunday School curriculum. The e-mails include “what’s new this week.” Here’s what this week’s said:
Sex trafficking is available for pre-order now!

Wow. And they call themselves The Thoughtful Christian…

Check out that bluetooth, baby. I am All About the Handsfree.
from Simpsonize Me, courtesy of Real Live Preacher.