• Uncategorical Weirdness

    The Gift of Fear

    I ran across something that reminded me of an excellent book that went around and around my circle of online friends about 5 years ago. It was The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence, by Gavin De Becker It was originally recommended to me by someone who wrote for a television show that I liked. She felt that truly obsessed people could be dangerous, and she wanted the book and its message known far and wide in the online fan community. Online stalkers were a big fear and annoyance then, and the topic kept coming up…

  • Parish: Holy Moly (ECUSA)

    State of the Church

    A word to the Episcopal Church… from the Presiding Bishop. The Chicago Tribune(subscription) notes that the statement “ignored a challenge to the denomination’s leadership.” And about the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes? – least said, soonest mended. And the “state of the parish?” Still looking for a new vicar/rector. Still not listed at the diocesan “clergy positions open” page as of this writing, which was supposed to happen by now, I think. Here’s my crappy Front Page website for the parish. I’ve been thinking about the possibility of switching the site over to Moveable Type. MT is just…

  • The Never-Ending Bloga

    Augh, What Fresh Hell Is This

    I know the blog is messed up – something about the last post. Dammit, dammit, dammit. And by the way? -8 degrees below zero plus wind makes it -27 degrees below zero wind chill. That’s negative twenty-seven degees below zero. I’ve got layers on layers. I’m off to discover the Midwest Pole, wish me luck!