Bishop John Shelby Spong, A New Christianity for a New World, 2001 When we human beings know love, we seem to grow. Love is present in embryonic forms in all aspects of life. It is seen when subhuman species of…
Posting Here and There
I’ve been trying not to post if I’m just going to whine—why subject others to the negativity? Obviously, I slipped up yesterday. Happy thing—I didn’t take a BC pill this morning, and I’m not experiencing nearly as much nausea. Thank…
Member of Curves? Guess Who You’re Supporting?
I’ve heard very nice things about Curves. I even considered poking my nose into one. Well, I won’t be doing so now. The founder gives 10% of his profits to anti-choice groups like Operation Save America – that’s the current…
More Poetry
The Other Door By John Isbell This poem, if read right, Unlocks the secrets of the universe. It contains a galaxy. It contains an archipelago of galaxies. It contains an ant. It contains a sunset. It contains number and geometry.…
Is It That Late?
I’ve added another cool blog feed to LJ: sepstatesuperst (Separation of Superstition and State). BTW—y’all do know that free users can subscribe to as many feeds as they like now, right? Paid users are the only ones who can create…
Sunday Poetry Fix
The Day You Were The Whole World By John Isbell As you worked in the garden, You expanded to become the entire planet. My breath stopped. You touched the earth around the crocuses From the other side of the world.…
Nice, Relaxing Morning and Randomness
shadowkatt is laying in the floor of the sitting room, petting Shelley and exhorting Wizard to watch his language (he hisses every time he sees Shelley). Actually, she just bit him (after he bit her). He’s not used to humans…
Not Exactly Surprising
10 percent of women raped, or nearly raped in first year of college When parents send their daughters off to college, few think they may return home as victims. Yet roughly 10 percent of women have experienced an attempted or…
Good Article About Source of FM Pain
Fibromyalgia Pain: Do We Know the Source? Roland Staud Abstract Purpose of review: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition of unknown origin. Multiple abnormalities have been described, including peripheral tissue and central nervous system changes. The relation of…
TV & Kids Revisited
I couldn’t find this accessible to all online, so I’m posting the full article