• Funnies - Religion

    The Power and the Glory Takes Out An Advert

    Thanks to the good offices of Father Jake, we now know that God placed an ad in the British newspaper The Independent, trying to get someone’s attention at the time of the G8 meetings: Father Jake Stops the World: God Places Ad in British Paper In our area we occasionally get roadside billboards from the Almighty, such as “Don’t make me come down there – God” in times of national stupidity. But this is pretty classy. I hope God got a good deal for the full-pager and shows some return on His advertising pound.

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Geeky Ramblings » Cicada

    Geeky Ramblings » Cicada David and I had a nice weekend… and we encountered several million new friends. We drove down to Morton Arboretum to relax and walk around and take photos. Actually, although I had my camera along, I took no images, but just enjoyed the sounds. We finally encountered the 17-year cicadas, and they put on a pretty impressive show. The Arboretum had some informative displays, but we got away from the crowds on the “visitor center” side and went over to the section on the other side of the highway. It was a lot less busy and…

  • Episcopal - Uncategorical Weirdness

    Inspiration

    At Holy Moly, a church to be renamed later, we’ve formed 4 different kinds of ministry teams, and I’ve signed on for a couple of them. One is “Nurturing,” or pastoral care, and we’re creating it from the ground up – we’ve put in for a diocesan grant to offer some kind of healing ministry in the area (taking communion, services at care centers and hospices, etc). I heard this item on WBEZ the other day, and it’s been on my mind for a while. I was talking to my friend Katy last night, and mentioned an idea that I’d…

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2007-06-09

    “Sen. Stevens Told to Keep Records for Graft Probe” By Paul Kane Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, disclosed in an interview that the FBI asked him to preserve records as part of a widening investigation into Alaskan political corruption that has touched his son and ensnared one of his clo (tags: CorruptRepublicans)

  • Home Improvement

    Big Storm, Big Bust

    Storm? What storm? | Chicago Tribune Before taking off for dinner, David and I pulled all the patio chairs off to the side of the house and secured some lighter things so they wouldn’t blow around. I stuck the last few unplanted plants in the ground in the “kitty garden” and along the side of the house. The wind had been blowing hard all day, but it was hot and humid, a very weird and unsettling sensation. All through dinner, we watched people out on an outside terrace eating their dinners while clutching their hair and belongings to keep them…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Not Sad, Just Wondering

    Today’s kind of a hard day for me. In this photo of Mom from her 90th birthday party, she’s not actually sad, she’s probably just trying to read a birthday card. Either that, or she was wondering “Now where the HELL is my glass of white zin?” Via: Flickr Title: MurphBday025 By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Sep ’05, 11.17pm CDT PST I think she’s trying to read a card and work out whether it’s funny or not.