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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Today’s Lunchtime Story
“Eat food. Not much. Mostly plants.” -Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food I very rarely eat out at lunchtime. I usually bring a sandwich or leftovers to warm up in the microwave at work. This morning, I forgot my leftover pasta … Continue reading
Posted in Just Thoughts, ranting
Tagged customer service, lunch, rude people, sandwiches, subway, vegetarian, veggie
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My Life Before Google and Wikipedia
How did I get information before Google? And Wikipedia? Asked my mom and dad (who guessed well) Asked anyone else I could think of Used books and encyclopedias Went to the library and looked it up Didn’t learn some things … Continue reading
Today’s Poem
“He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the … Continue reading
Caring is Such a Bother?
A couple months back, a black cat came to my door. He was cold, wet, and thin. I already have three spoiled house cats, and they passionately hate strays, so I decided to ignore the black cat and I hoped he would go away. The … Continue reading
Another Clarification about the Catholic Church
Click here to view an article about a sneaky Catholic bishop who hasn’t really fooled anyone. This post clarifies, explains, and proves the following facts: 1) It is OK for the Catholic Church to withhold funds from public charities to influence public … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, hell, ranting
Tagged abortion, catholic church, health care reform, organized religion, patrick kennedy, politics
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My friend, Cary Tennis
“How could people of faith accept as a miracle an event in which faith came unbidden to someone, and yet condemn the opposite but equally plausible event in which faith did not come unbidden, or departed unbidden never to return? … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, gratefulness, hell, quotations, recovering Catholic
Tagged atheism, bible, christian, faith, god
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The Grunter at the Gym, and Other Annoyances
Today is Friday, mercifully. I know most people like Fridays, but it’s usually the hardest day of the week for me. By the time Friday rolls around, I’m all tired out. It’s not that I’m happy to start all over on … Continue reading
A Love Poem
Poem 24 Song made in lieu of many ornaments, With which my loue should duly haue bene dect, Which cutting off through hasty accidents, Ye would not stay your dew time to expect, But promist both to recompens, Be vnto … Continue reading
Is Murder Ever Justified?
I’m reading March by Geraldine Brooks. John Brown is one of the characters in the book—or rather, the narrator (Mr. March from Little Women) meets John Brown and mentions Harper’s Ferry and its impact on him and his own struggle as … Continue reading
Posted in books, Just Thoughts
Tagged abolition, geraldine brooks, john brown, kansas, topeka, united states history
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