…it just doesn’t have to know how to spell them. Via » Photo of the Day » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century
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Episcopal Life Online – NEWS Bishop-Pope Duncan emerges as the leader of a very mixed bag of Anglican nut fudge. One of the new allied leaders apparently didn’t get the memo about always speaking as if from a position of strength; he speaks of being “in a lifeboat” situation and hoping to find a broad enough church to overcome their many and various differences of opinions. Um.
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Hasn’t he figured it out yet? He’s aligned himself with the biggest loser in the party of losers. His timing is masterful: he’ll find himself even more in the minority than he is now, with his “party of one” position. VOA News – Former Democrat Lieberman Endorses Republican McCain for President
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Some days ago several Anglican wagses Went on a pub crawl, for to maken pilgimages To memorialize the Good Bishop of Southwark, Who once one Yule made merry, very merry, ‘thout shirk. And they wore costumes, and took pictures, and stopped traffic. Based on a real incident, with a real bishop, and a real Mercedes full of Christmas toys, and an (unbaptized) bear named Teddy. It’s all highly amusing, at least if your college career included an intensive study of Chaucer in the original Middle English, and you’ve since become a high-church Episcopalian. I’m left with just one niggling question:…
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I’m listening to Wait, Wait! Don’t Tell Me!, and their celebrity guest is Dana Perino, the White House press secretary. They’ve made her laugh and feel more comfortable, as they know she’s had a tough week. First, her boss was unwavering in his position, even when it was eroding out from under him like the sands of time at high tide. Someone told him last summer they had “news for him” regarding Iran, and he accepted the news that there was news with gravity, but didn’t actually inquire as to what the new news was. Because he’s not that kind…
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Chez Gique. We’re having a cozy night “in” with the fire going, as it’s a cold, blustraceous, snowy day. And later when the fire’s out, we now have a cover for the opening to keep the draft out and the heat in that David made. Eventually, we’ll make it look like more than a sheet of plywood with a handle on it, but it’ll do. Last night we went to the holiday party for David’s company – a really nice time. It was held at Cantigny Golf and Tennis Club, with…