Mordinary times

It has not been a good weekend. I had rescheduled my finish date on Ordinary Time to Sunday, but ds came home with a nasty round of viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu) that made its debut on the floor of my car, right in the middle of the American Legion bridge. It took me 3 hours [...]

In the immortal words of Mercer Mayer, Just a Bad Week.

The bright spot, truly, madly, has been copyediting Ordinary Time. Of course, praying for extraordinary time has not worked, and I haven’t been able to tear through it as prettily as I would have liked to, but trust me, the end result will be worth it.
Among the disasters:-finding out the step’d is sick with [...]

Many expletives deleted, and probably not politically correct.

The worst part of living in an apartment complex full of people with various ethnic backgrounds is that the thump thump coming from the full-bore bass under your feet sounds like it might be the accompaniment to a Mexican polka. Given that they have been known to raise poultry on their patio (yes, we woke [...]

Fed by faith

I just got a press release about Hallelujah Acres, talking about how its author was cured of cancer and just about every other ailment by eating a diet prescribed by God in Genesis 1:29.
Future mister, being very invigorated by tonight’s lecture by Marcus Borg, enquires pleasantly as to the content of Genesis 1:29. Seeing as [...]

Funniest meme evar

Those of you what have known me a long time will laugh when you see the revgals friday five.
1) Do you like your hair?It’s probably my biggest vanity point, actually. I have thick, straight hair that seldom looks bad even when it’s at its worst, although growing it out from short to long presents its [...]

Housing crisis averted, we think

It’s not a done deal yet by any stretch of the imagination, but it appears that our forthcoming homelessness, begotten of a 15% increase in our rent and a humongous tax bill, has become an opportunity. It will, like many opportunities, require some sacrifice, but we may well find ourselves in the unique position of [...]

Lenten offering

Apparently, for Lent, I’m giving up my sanity.
couple of bad mojo in the postal mail yesterday has sent me into an emotional tailspin that closely mirrors that mental illness I used to say that I’d beat.
I’d like to give up Northern Virginia for Lent, actually. And find myself resurrected on the other side of the [...]