Retrospective

Once again, it’s time for a look in the rearview mirror. I thought 2007 would be the year I finished with WTF Disease. It wasn’t. I continue to hope and pray that 2008 will be. This wasn’t a great year here on the blog, but it was a little better than [...]

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Sunday Post

“You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.” – Benazir Bhutto
Matthew 10:26-31

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Christmas Dinner and Politics — A Bad Combination*

*alternate title: Why It’s Important to Drink — at Least a Little — at Family Gatherings
This is an actual conversation (or a few cross-contaminated conversations) that took place in my SIL’s kitchen on Christmas Day, as those working in the kitchen and those decidedly not working in the adjacent family room conversed over cart-wheeling [...]

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Christmas Meme

A while back, Lotus Lynn tagged me with a Christmas meme. Other things kept popping up to post about, but I figure it not today, then when?
1. Wrapping or gift bags? I do both. When I have the luxury of time and hands that work, I like to do gift wrap with [...]

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The child, she WILL need therapy . . .

This was our conversation over brunch. It was prompted by our catching up on the little slips of paper with Advent assignments on them. One slip said, “Call the church office and say, ‘Merry Christmas!’ If no one answers, leave a message.” Another said, “Make a list of people who need [...]

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Sunday Post ~ Christmas Quotes

“Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.” – Oren Arnold
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” – attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby
“Isn’t it [...]

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The Spirit of Christmas — Ebay Style

With WTF, going in stores really kicks my ass. So I’ve done nearly all of my Christmas shopping online. My 4-year-old niece wanted a particular item that I could not find anywhere. Just for the heck of it, I searched on Ebay, and wouldn’t you know, there was one. It’s such [...]

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Behold the Power of Chee…

As part of my attempts at self-healing from WTF, I am exploring Eastern mind-body healing arts. My acupuncturist recommended that I begin a Qigong (chee-gung) practice. What do you mean you’ve never heard of Qigong!? Just kidding. I hadn’t, either. I think it’s sort of a kinder, gentler Tai Chi. [...]

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Sunday Post

“Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.” – William Gurnall
Matthew 7:7-11

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Welcome! To the Third Annual Blog Cookie Exchange!

My party is off to a slow start today, but I’ll catch up. It’s the Third Annual Blog Cookie Exchange. If you’re wondering what’s going on, here’s the basic formula:
Favorite holiday recipesSpecial traditionsFavorite gift to giveWhat you wear when you don your gay apparel
But really, you can write or post pix [...]

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