The real mystery…

…is what is it about female Episcopal priests and murder mysteries?
The latest hat in the ring:
A Deadly Thing, They Say

Sara Miles on Religion and Ethics Weekly

From a release:
Sara Miles spent most of her life as an avowed atheist. As a journalist in the 1980s she covered wars in Central America and later became an editor for the left-leaning investigative magazine “Mother Jones.” But her life changed dramatically one day after she walked into St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in [...]

Take this book

Well, I’m pleased to report that I recommended “Take This Bread” to the Fairfax County Library system and now it’s on order.
Jennifer+ recommended it to me the first time we got together, and I’m like, okay, and some weird thing in the back of my brain tells me I went out and bought [...]

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

On Tuesday, we went to the National Cathedral to hear Barbara Kingsolver reading from and discussing her new book, Animal,Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life.
The writeup is here.

Lacking a Feast

Well, The library still doesn't seem to have a Feast for Crows, the fourth
volume of the George Martin series. I have had that title reserved since I
got my library card right after moving here in May.
But I've gotten my paycheck first.
However, if I buy the fourth volume in hardcover, I'm going to have to go
back [...]

sunday a gogo (11:11 11/11)

i can't get my filters thingie to work right, so this is to everyone… but thanks to those of you who know who they are.
Sunday is on, but I'll firm up the details tomorrow.
K is here and is reading “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Every now and then he reads a [...]

on a more positive note…

I have a new dining room that is a veritable dining room now. pictures soon. dean and i sat down and had dinner together. K would have joined us but for the fact that he scarfed his down faster than I could finish making ours. it was quesadilla night, and K's being just cheese was [...]

The LJ Gom Jabbar

Apparently I posted several comments on LJ anonymously without realizing it and then got this thing saying “Please prove you are human.”
I didn't figure it out until LJ was already convinced I was a spambot.
This was particularly funny because K and I had just listened to the first chapter of Dune on tape.

Neil Gaiman sightings in DC area (sept)

Neil Gaiman's book tour has been announced: Sat. Sept. 24: Washington DC, National Book Festival, DC Sun. Sept 25: Washington DC, Borders Bailey’s Crossroads For the rest, have a look at NeilGaiman.com.
I won't be all quibbly and point out that Bailey's Crossroads is not in DC. This almost makes up for the fact that I [...]

A sort of homecoming

We came home to fireworks! What a lovely homecoming surprise, especially after learning just how unprepared metro is for handling Nationals traffic. Miss those Broad Street Blue Light Specials, yah.
So anyhow. Given that Fairfax County enjoyed welcoming us home so much and I'm broke, I suspect this is where you'll find us and the sprog(s) [...]