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Love Makes a Family, originally uploaded by waiting line.

From wren, and worth spreading around all of blogdom.

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I’m now in Salt Lake City for the annual Sunstone Symposium.  Jana and I agonized over whether or not to honor our commitments in the light of Jana’s recent health crisis.  After our meeting with the surgeon last Tuesday, and considering what a social/spiritual break from our current trials Sunstone would be, we decided to […]

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I realize that I spend way too much time in gather and horde mode.  I do this somewhat with material stuff, but I do it even more with information.  I have stacks of magazines, shelves of books purchased and borrowed, more podcasts than I can listen to 24/7 regularly downloaded into iTunes, and sites, blogs […]

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Emerson said that sometimes “a scream is better than a thesis,” and tonight I want to scream, but how do you convey a cry across a keyboard and into the ether? How can you type a suppressed sob, or a yell that lies dormant in the pit of your stomach?

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This morning, between me and my daughter, aka CatGirl.  This is pretty typical of our exchanges:
CatGirl: What’s that?
Me: This? Cream of Wheat.
CatGirl: More like Cream of Weird.
Me: You mean Cream of Awesome.
(I italicize my words when I talk.  It’s a rare talent.)
CatGirl: You know, I don’t think I’ve ever tried Cream of Wheat.
Me: Here’s a […]

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Mary, I know it’s hard to let go, originally uploaded by mind on fire.
But little Jesus died in that accident with the silver smelter.
I took these pictures on the grounds of the Crystal Cathedral in Orange. They are just screaming for caption. You can see the fear in Joseph’s face:

I challenge you–go forth […]

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I was hoping to hear a bit from the rest of y’all on the question of idealism v. pragmatism, so let me cut through the obscure pretentiousness of my last post and ask a question:
Have you had to decide between doing what’s obviously right to you (at the risk of being marginalized and limiting your […]

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Obama + Unicorn, originally uploaded by mind on fire.

I’m thinking of voting with the pink-fringed mythical forest creature caucus. Screen capture from It’s Time for Some Campaigning by the folks at Jib Jab.

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More lolReligion. If offended by poor grammar or cute cats, do not read on:

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I’m not very familiar with Bill Maher, but this looks interesting:

What do you all think?
hat tip to my Uncouth friend

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