A few months back a friend of mine turned me on to Facebook. I was so hooked in. It’s scary how addictive it is. It’s like crack, it really is. Suddenly I felt like I had a connection to the outside world again. This is a good thing overall, don’t get me wrong. It’s just […]
Here is your radical thought for the coming week. Pay attention. Pay attention to the feel of the air on your skin. Pay attention to the color of the sky and the trees. Pay attention to the sound that fills the room and failing that, pay attention to the silence. If you had a camera […]
This is for my Star Wars lovin’ friends and fans….you know who you are:
I don’t usually post about my faith. I should amend that to say that I am always posting about my faith but I don’t usually post about it in quite this much detail. This, being the day before Easter, however I feel compelled to put some things down. This feast day is the reason that […]
In a few short weeks I will travel to Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the Festival of Faith and Writing. It is a kind of ritual that my friend Karen and I relish. For me, the highlight is always getting to see up close one of my favorite living poets, Scott Cairns. It […]
Stole this from my blog friend, Babychaos last week because I took a similar test on Facebook and the results were DISMAL! I feel redeemed now. Your Vocabulary Score: A Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!You must be quite an erudite person. How’s Your Vocabulary?
Ok, just to tide you over while I travel this weekend you may indulge yourself with a little Rufus Wainwright. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.
There are many water roads in the brain of Mrs Metaphor…I’m sure they all lead to a remarkable ocean but for now, it’s just a stream of consciousness…. A friend of mine posted an excerpt from a TS Eliot Poem called “Little Giddings” recently. The part that stuck to me was this one: We shall […]
It’s been a while since we had a “radical thought” so here is an assignment for you. When you are next paid a compliment no matter how big or how small I want you to do something extraordinary. I want you to say, “Thank you” and leave it at that. No, “thank you buts” or […]
It’s not really a hairshirt, it’s actually this flannel jacket/shirt thing I wear around my house. Whenever I put it on I get very depressed. I put it on because I’m feeling cold and it’s the best choice in a utilitarian sense. It does the job so to speak. It just so damn ugly. I […]
March 29, 2008
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