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December 12, 2019
From Bede to Leduc
So, I recently read Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People. I’m fascinated by the transition between paganism and Christianity for many reasons, personal and scholarly; I tend to follow Gibbons in thinking the faith both profited from and contributed enormously to the fall of the Roman Empire. The older I get, the weirder Christianity …
December 10, 2019
Quasi-Surprise Week
Well, this week is… not going the way I thought it would. First there was Quasi-Surprise Jury Duty (not a surprise, but I’d forgotten about it entirely until my phone reminded me, which happens for Certain Things I Don’t Like Thinking About) and then I slept for twelve hours and woke up with body aches, …
December 9, 2019
Civic Duty, Done
I was up at 5am after a restless night worrying about parking, and consequently I need more coffee if anything is going to make sense today. That’s right, chickadees. I was on jury duty this fair misty morn. The dogs were a little bemused at being yanked out of bed for predawn walkies, and despite …
December 6, 2019
Always a Trace
I don’t know what bird was laying eggs this late in the season, but one of said eggs ended up spread all over the concrete. You see the result, after squirrels, crows, a hawk, several neighborhood cats, and dogs have thoroughly investigated. It’s moments like this that I understand Locard’s Principle best. You’d think with …
December 2, 2019
Monday Plan
Lord Boxnoggin, in protest against winter, has taken to bed. My bed, to be precise, and he isn’t pried loose without a groan or two, even for walkies. I don’t know what he’s complaining about–he’s a different dog than the one we brought home. For one thing, he’s several pounds heavier. He has more than …
November 29, 2019
Begin the Leftovers
I hope your Thanksgiving was a good one, my friends. Mine spawned a crop of leftovers we’ll be eating from all weekend, including this marvelous bread pudding from yesterday’s leftover plain bread. “Didn’t you use the challah?” the Princess asked, and I explained it was silly to use the leftover challah because we needed that …
November 26, 2019
On the Holidays
I hate the holidays. Publishing shuts down, you can’t get an answer out of anyone–unless it’s “I’m salaried and clearing my desk before I get a vacation, but you can work right through because you’re freelance, can’t you?” Also, the shops are full of overstimulated children with misbehaving parents clamping down quite unreasonably upon them, …
November 25, 2019
Soundtrack Monday: You Belong to Me
I graduated high school in the mid-90s, so of course I have strong feelings about Eddie Vedder. (See also: hackey sack, Dave Grohl, hairspray for bangs, flannel button-ups, vodka, Manic Panic, and Seattle as a whole.) That being said, I bought Vedder’s album of ukulele songs because the Into the Wild soundtrack was actually really …
Needs More Coffee
I had to add “coffee” to my to-do list this morning just to give myself something to cross off. But I haven’t been able to cross it off yet. This is, I suspect, how Monday will go. Especially since there’s a holiday and I’m off running for a week to give my plantar fascia plenty …
November 22, 2019
Doggo, In Comfort
I came out of the shower the other day to find that Miss B, unhappy with the texture of the coverlet, had decided to arrange my bed to suit herself. Of particular interest is the …well, what do YOU want? look she’s giving me. She’s becoming a cranky old lady, this beautiful doggo of mine. …
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