A Message

I want to take a vow of silence… but, I’d also like to be able to brag about it to others. Piety is useless unless you can lord it over those spiritually weaker than you. Certainly, you are no longer being humble… but, there are other qualities that you can concentrate on. Compassion is a […]

Oh Yeah, It’s Hummingbirds All the Way Down

I was reading Lismore Paper recently… she has many beautiful illustrations, by the way… and I saw an image of a hummingbird. I thought I’d published my essay on hummingbirds already but, as it was when I was married, I was WRONG. So… The Zestful Whimsy of the Hummingbird

The Government is Opened Again!

[Well, I’ve been on furlough for the past month. I’m finally going back to work, which will be swell, because…] Now, we can stop trying to pay our rent with Charmin coupons. We can stop replacing our insulin with Hawaiian Punch. We can afford to drive to work rather than spend the night at work […]

Roman the Great

Yeah… one of my medieval persons essays in my permanent collection. Someone you’ve probably definitely never heard of: The Implied Catholicism of Roman the Great Try it with a little gravy and some chickpeas and rice…

Double Happy Family Fun List with Prawns

I am not one to rest on my laurels, mostly because I am allergic to shrubs. You know, if you took the roof off of a planetarium, the view wouldn’t change at all… I’d laugh at people who consult psychics or use horoscopes to make decisions; but, I realized a long time ago that they […]