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http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/evangelical-leader-accused-of-gay-affair/20061102182309990027?ncid=NWS00010000000001

--FYI for those of you who did not grow up entrenched in evangelical christianity like i did, or who just do not keep up with these things--this happens more often than most people realize. something like this happened in my ( Read more... )

(stolen from preservedmoose)

WHO? All Men and Women, you and everyone you know.

WHERE? Everywhere in the world, but especially in countries with weapons of mass destruction.

WHEN? Winter Solstice Day - Friday, December 22nd, at the time of your choosing, in the place of your choosing and with as much privacy as you choose.

WHY? To effect positive ( Read more... )

at the risk of sounding like a hallmark card, i just have to say--my friends (and even acquaintances) blow me away, each in their own way. plus, i am just a sentimental person.

lawyers, painters, jewelry-makers, craftspeople, potters, musicians, singers, novelists, music-hoarders, poets, nurses, scholars, professors, teachers, dreamers, book- ( Read more... )

this song is totally charming me right now ( Read more... )

...but it's all good ( Read more... )

it is halloween, and samhain if you are wiccan. i love this.:

"Single candles were lit and left in a window to help guide the spirits of ancestors and loved ones home. Extra chairs were set to the table and around the hearth for the unseen guest. Apples were buried along roadsides and paths for spirits who were lost or had no descendants to provide ( Read more... )

i have caught a bug. i can't stop writing! i can grade papers for twenty minutes and then i have to write some more. i can't share it all with you, for reasons i won't get into, and i'm not saying that what's happening is quality--it might be. BUT. i'll share what i feel i can. this feels good. i haven't been afflicted like this in a long time. i ( Read more... )

this news is a little bit old, i heard about it last week on the radio--but still important to pay attention to. hilali has since publicly "apologized." what is it with public apologies lately?! grown-ups should know there are no "takesies backsies," especially when they are mouthpieces for an entire group of people, or in positions of authority. ( Read more... )

me: let's talk about that weird waiter at bertucci's tonight.

shawn: i think we got the cro magnon waiter.

me: why was he nicer to everyone else than he was to us?!

shawn: that might have been because when he asked you to repeat your drink order i said COKE WITH LEMON and it came out WAY too loud, by accident.

me: hmm...okay, that might explain it.

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