For the last week or so at work, the various departments have been emailing Christmas greetings to all the employees. Most of them just have a graphic with a “Merry Christmas” message, a few showing more creativity than others. The couple I work with, known here as Mr. & Mrs. Boss, wanted to do something… Read More A digital Nativity tale
Hello, my friends. I don’t think I’ve ever shared a Rolling Stone article with you, so guess it’s time we corrected that. If you’ve ever wondered why so many conservative Christians support Trump and you’ve got 15 minutes to spare, read this: Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump. I’ve seen other articles address the… Read More On the cover of the Rolling Stone… and other matters of faith
A few weeks ago at work, I was greatly anticipating our lunch for Friday. Here’s the menu that was posted in our mail room: As you can see, we weren’t having Fish Tacos. We were having Fish Taco’s… what? Was it Fish Taco’s cousin? Fish Taco’s twin? It didn’t say! It could have been the remaining… Read More On good grammar, showing respect, and a Fish Taco’s moment to shine
Note: Three years ago I had a fantastic idea for creating fun word games to entertain my readers on Thanksgiving. This was the first one I created. I did a logic puzzle the next year, and then… well, let’s just say my memory is not the best. Nothing ever happened again. But I really like… Read More The Thanksgiving Game: 2019 Edition
Recently at work I found this email in my spam folder. It was such a delight, I simply had to share it with you. I’m giving it to you intact, exactly as it came to me. Before you read it, I just want to point out how visually stunning this email is. With its random… Read More Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
At the convent where I work, there’s a gift shop in the front entrance. I pass by it every morning on my way up to my office. Usually they have one of the Sister’s watercolors on display in the entry. One day it was this one… I rather liked it, so now it’s on… Read More Sister Lillian’s Five Year Plan
We’re occupied with house projects right now and I’ll no doubt share some photos once we’re done. For the time being, let’s have some kitty pics. Because… *drum roll*… we adopted a kitty! About a month ago, a friend from church found a stray kitten near their home. (Actually, it fell out of their tree.)… Read More We interrupt this blog for cat photos. Because, you know. Cats.
Got a treat for you today. Husband was going through some old papers that his Grandpa gave him several years ago. It was mostly baseball articles his Grandma kept — she was a big Giants fan — and there among the Willie McCovey memorabilia, he found an old newspaper clipping from The Marietta, Ohio, Times.… Read More A tale of the Old West, from a for-reals old-time cowboy
A few weeks ago, I told you about the Enneagram class I took and showed you this graphic: There’s a lot of silly stuff people post with regards to the Enneagram, but I thought this one was kind of fun. Each of the numbers are described in terms of adjectives, animals, biblical characters and for… Read More Enneagram, Part 2: Getting cozy with our Shadow
