This morning I helped carry some items destined for the holiday gift bags for the kids at church, and I remembered stories my mother told me of Christmas celebrations of her youth. They were sharecroppers, a group of people characterized not only by extreme poverty, but also extreme resourcefulness. Late in the fall, long after all crops were in ( Read more... )

On my way to Louisville this morning I stopped off at the Clark County Courthouse. I walked into the County Clerk's office, signed in, sat down in a comfy chair for at most two minutes, was then called back to the polling place, got my ballot, marked it, deposited it, and got back on my way to work. Quick, easy, confidential. I will probably ( Read more... )

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Got this in an email today, and it seemed appropriate to share with my friends:


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Someone whose thinking I respect has opined that Unitarian Universalism consists of many satellites, but it has no true center. I thought it might be interesting to invite discussion regarding what Unitarian Universalism *is ( Read more... )

It seems an appropriate time of year to recycle this well-worn (haha) image:


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The big church is having a used book sale on April 19. holmes put us in touch with the fellow who managed the university Honors Council book sale -- he was willing to let us have the leftovers. The catch was that we had to pick them up this week because of the approach of exams. So, although we had hoped to delay receiving book donations until ( Read more... )

From Jane Wagner:

http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/jane-wagners-cartoons?page=5