Yes, I’m wearing a skirt right now, let that not color the following. On Being Ladylike I just had my sisters over for our monthly tea and, as it often does, conversation briefly touched on politics. And, as I do when it does, I did not say anything. My sisters are all much more conservative [...]

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Obama is constantly being likened to various “terrorist” figureheads: by being called Barack Osama or by intentionally using his middle name, Hussein, to liken him to another of that name. He is also often linked (rightly or wrongly) to Muslims (he was educated in a predominately Muslim country, but not at a religious school). Recently, [...]

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Between jury duty and studying for midterms, I missed Music Monday. Like the Good Book says, better late than never.  Here’s a little something for those of you who like your Jesus to be tasty, satisfying and deep inside your belly. Here’s Tom Waits performing the song on Letterman: [wp_youtube]1wfamPW3Eaw[/wp_youtube] Here’s the song with understandable [...]

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Both, incidentally, from Newsweek. I may not agree with their politics, but they’ve got some thought-provoking (or at least discussion-provoking) articles. Starhawk, a sometime columnist for them, has a piece on the esoteric meanings of Obama’s & Hillary’s campaigns. Her take on Obama, casting a (good) spell with his words are such a needed relief [...]

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Actually, there’s only one reason: I find this absolutely hysterical!

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Someone (else) is trying to cash in on the desire to have the afterlife assured. This time, however, they make no claims about the state of your soul, just the state of your pocketbook, after partaking. As far as I’m concerned, at least they’re being upfront.

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I don’t think I’ve ever been quite so busy.  I applied to a prestigious writer’s workshop last night.  I should hear back in the next couple of weeks.  I’ll reveal more details then, for better or for worse. Reading takes time, and since my free reading time is at a premium,  books are investments.  I’d [...]

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You wouldn’t think that I’d have a soft spot for Teddy Roosevelt.  I’m a pacifist and detest cowboy machismo.  At the same time, I love his boundless energy, his turn of the century nerdiness, and his populist, trust-busting ways.  The Wikipedia entry says that he read “tens of thousands of books” (it also says he [...]

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I’m sure by now some of you have run across the an awesome breakdown & discussion of it. According to him, the number of atheists in the country has quadrupled! (From 0.4% to 1.6%…) [NB. to PZM if he drops by, I know you didn't say that, you only noted the numbers, and that statistically [...]

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