The next generation

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4804915
Peter Overby reports on how progressives are taking a cue from the
conservative movement, pointing to its 35-year history that brought us
where we are today. If we make the same commitment now, our
grandchildren will receive the fruits of our labor, and I, for one, am
determined to make it a better place for them.

Harpers: The Christian Paradox

http://www.harpers.org/ExcerptTheChristianParadox.html
And therein is the paradox. America is simultaneously the most
professedly Christian of the developed nations and the least Christian
in its behavior. That paradox—more important, perhaps, than the much
touted ability of French women to stay thin on a diet of chocolate and
cheese—illuminates the hollow at the core of our boastful, careening
culture.
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Found

I am shaking like a leaf. I suddenly have contact information for one
of my best friends in college, Beth. I haven't spoken to her since
shortly after K was born, for no other reason than the
drift-apart thing.
I have a phone number and an address. I should just send a note, but
it's so hard–there is so much [...]

Yum pop!

I have just put 30 jalapeno poppers in the oven.
The peppers all grew on my balcony. Yum!!!