December 2009
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“The Christian doctrine of suffering explains, I believe, a very curious fact...”
– C. S. Lewis The Problem of Pain
Dec 31st
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Hogmanay
For me, the constellations have already wheeled past the point we assigned to the New Year, so happy 2010 from halfway around the planet.  I keep wishing I could celebrate New Year’s Eve out in a field under the stars around a lively fire with good friends & drinks & music & stories.  Someday.
Dec 31st
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scuppernong
noun – a variety of muscadine (in itself a delightful word) native to the southeastern United States
Dec 30th
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mangold wurzel
noun – a variety of beet cultivated mainly as food for livestock
Dec 30th
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“I’ve had these last pages ready in my head for months and months. Years,...”
– Russell T. Davies on writing his last script for Doctor Who, also the last episode with the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant (sob)
Dec 30th
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“Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick...”
– Holden Caulfield Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Dec 29th
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Stained Glass Art by Daniel Maher →
Reclaimed glass collages:
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Listen“She Came Along To Me” – Billy Bragg...
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Christmas Skype
with my family from 2:00am-4:30am China time (noon to 2:00pm their time): I cooed at my new nephew my dad gave me advice I made my mom worry by crying about my dead dog my brother-in-law made me laugh my sisters & I discussed relationships Technology is so weird & awesome.
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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“This ruthless concentration on one’s self is a successful irritant widely...”
– John Cleese How to Irritate People (1968)
Dec 23rd
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Fantasy Dinner Guest List
Clive Staples Lewis Calvin Coolidge Wes Anderson Boudica Davy Crockett the Apostle Paul Joss Whedon Kate Beaton Yours?
Dec 22nd
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Detailed Illustration of 221 B Baker Street →
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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“I get tired of defending the culture to Christians. We shouldn’t have to defend...”
– Barbara Nicolosi again, from the same
Dec 19th
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“What is art for? It’s a natural response to the cosmos. We’re...”
– Barbara Nicolosi from her talk at the Transforming Culture Symposium in Austin, TX, April 2008, “What is an artist, and how do we shepherd these strange creatures?” (to which I am re-listening) She goes on to discuss John Paul II’s idea about the priesthood of artists, in that...
Dec 19th
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Beautiful Buildings Made from Whole Trees →
Dec 18th
Gift of Nothing →
Looking for a way to be anti-materialistic AND anti-environmentalist this holiday season?  Kick common sense to the curb, because you’ve just found it.
Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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The Myth of the Chemical Cure →
“In my view it remains more plausible that [psychiatric drugs] ‘work’ by producing drug-induced states which suppress or mask emotional problems.” That actually sounds plausible to me, too. When I don’t take my medication (fluoxetine), I’m usually angry, hypersensitive, and emotionally volatile, which is awful; but things feel exquisitely, deeply REAL.  When I...
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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“The woman singeth at her spinning-wheel A pleasant chant, ballad or barcarole;...”
– Work & Contemplation by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 10th
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My Sister →
She’s the best.
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
“Abair ach beagan agus abair gu math e. (Say but little, and say it well.)”
– Gaelic proverb
Dec 8th