And yes, I’m sore and tired. We were only out for about 60-90 minutes. I could have kept going, but was starting a blister on my heel. Via: Flickr Title: A couple of not very quick tips By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 17 Feb ’07, 1.26pm CST PST I’ve had these skis for at least 10 years, and this is the first time in several seasons that we’ve had the right amount of snow on a weekend day for an outing.

daily episcopalian: The NY Times nails it, and other news "By Friday, conservative Anglicans said they were starting to despair that the meeting here would produce neither of their goals: a condemnation and marginalizing of the Episcopal Church, or a new church structure for American conservatives who want to leave the Episcopal Church but remain within the Anglican Communion. 'Conservatives are very disappointed,' said Timothy Shah, senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, in Washington. 'They have the feeling that the policy of the archbishop of Canterbury and the leadership of the Episcopal Church is one…

This won’t make sense unless you’re an Episcopalian and aware of what we call “the current unpleasantness.” The Primates’ Meeting of the worldwide Anglican Communion is taking place in Tanzania, and the big issue is as always the American Episcopal Church’s progressive and inclusive attitude towards gays and gay clergy. Davis Mac-Iyalla is a gay activist from Nigeria, home of the ultra-conservative Archbishop Peter Akinola. Nigeria is looking to pass some laws that would make it a crime for gays to meet in public, even for socializing. The ultra-conservatives use gay issues to turn up the heat under a constantly…