Sin of the Week: Gluttony

The honeymoon is over, folks. And there hasn’t even been a wedding. 
Let me take a minute here to explain. I have an awesome companion in CJ. I could go on for pages, but will spare you. One detail, though, is that he is very tolerant of my moderate ban on junk food in our house. [...]

The part they left out

As I watched inauguration coverage today, I kept waiting for Gene Robinson’s prayer… and I never saw it — I flipped between several channels, and don’t think it was actually aired anywhere. I just did a search for it though, and found this on youtube  and this transcript.  It’s really quite beautiful; you should read it. 
I am very, [...]

Thoughts, 1/19/09… some political, some not.

I am so darn emotional about this inauguration. 
I am so thankful, though, that this year I am emotional in a hopeful sort of way, not a terrified sort of way. I recall feeling so dirty during both of Bush’s victorious election nights weeks months and inauguration days; it was so embarrassing and so frightening that this man had [...]

Future Leaders of the World

I just finished grading a batch of problem-solution essays written by my twelfth graders. They were to pick a societal problem and propose a detailed solution — this was in reference to our in-depth study of the British Restoration and Eighteenth Century, during which various issues such as poverty, women’s role in society, scientific thought, [...]

Home Alone

I am spending my first night alone in a year and a half. It’s bizarre. 
I’m not lonely, but I feel a bit weird. Prior to CJ and I moving in together in July of 2007, I lived completely on my own for over two years. I loved it. I did what I wanted when I [...]

Where in the world is my Magnolia 7330?

Has anyone else noticed that the world has slllooooooowwwed down in the past week? 
I deposited two checks into my bank account on December 26th, and they did not clear until five days later.  Usually they at least show up as “pending” online within a few hours… but no. 
CJ and I both noticed that utility and [...]

Take a wild guess what will be in this New Year’s Day Post

That’s right. I am going to take a moment to post some resolutions.
Wait! Stop rolling your eyes. I believe it is important to live with intention (and, of course, action on said intention), so why not embrace this moment of resolution obsession? Yes, most people let go of their resolutions a few weeks into the [...]