http://reverendmother.org Fri, 16 May 2008 14:08:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We got a new vacuum cleaner. http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-16/phriday-photo-3 Hi, Still here, Busier than a one-armed paper hanger. Too busy to think of a better cliche. How are you? http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-14/still-here-2 Aaaaaand little she-who-is lost another tooth this week! http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-13/aside-tooth Question the First: If you know of a church website that does its thing really well, please let me know, either in comments or via e-mail. I am looking for sites that are attractive, with a simplicity of design, are welcoming to visitors, and also useful to long-time members. Question the ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-08/two-questions-one-churchy-one-not The first was an actual earthquake here in Suburban Sheol. I was at the church and heard this big rumble, as if a construction crane had dropped a bunch of really heavy stuff. Turns out it was an earthquake, about a 1.5 on the Richter scale. ---- The other day I was driving ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-07/two-cosmic-events Today was R's company picnic, which was fun for the whole family, but we are paying for it tonight. The kids were strung out. J-man is not settling well. We always try to leave events right when the kids are at the crest of Fun Mountain. It's silly to leave ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-03/family-weekend I am doing my Getting Things Done weekly review that I do maybe once a month (so why do I still call it a weekly review?), and this was in my inbox. I have no idea how it got there. I think the man I now share my office with ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-05-01/it-was-in-my-inbox 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 ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-04-30/blah-blog-blahg 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 ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-04-29/vetting-the-candidate-a-guide 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 ... http://reverendmother.org/2008-04-27/im-back-8