Don’t ask.
Just don’t.
Chutney is actually suggesting that the Seven Principles don't suck.
Weird.
So... Why is it that one’s stomach contents enter one’s digestive tract within like two hours (amazing what a girl learns watching CSI), but when one drinks too much, one can start throwing up seven hours after one stops drinking?
Beth is dealing with someone who is throwing up, too. This is an extremely barf-heavy set of blog reviews today, and I am not at all referring to my reaction to the actual blogs.
OK, it’s because I’m not throwing up because my body thinks it’s getting alcohol poisoning, I’m throwing up because I’ve irritated my stomach lining. It’s not that I don’t understand it, I just find it incredibly unfair.
He's so fresh that I wanna get with 'im,
cause he's the Mac Daddy of Cathol-i-cism.
He's the Pope!
and boy, are we UUs talking about the man. Dan is. James is. Chutney is. Peacebang is. Rick is.
Please don’t, like, write me and suggest AA or Rational Recovery. I swear to God the last time I made myself sick from drinking was New Year’s Eve of 2003, and the fact that it’s early Friday morning doesn’t have its typical significance since I’m on a long-weekend vacation.
Minstrare is back and he's discussing Universalism, a concept I still have trouble applying to my brother.
This is a vacation where I flew, you see. CC is not such a great flier and usually has a little something to calm her nerves. But she’d had a really long week at work and calmed her nerves excessively.
Returning is gushing about the admittedly gush-worthy Neil Gaiman, author of the coolest comic book series ever, some very spiff novels and an all around kickass human being. ObiJuan (heh, just got that.) does a nice job making it about more than just Neil Gaiman, and his post is actually a nice bit about our reaction to celebrity. CC personally has sneezed on Clyde Edgerton, for example, though she was really sick and didn't mean to and felt bad. Karen Armstrong isn't very interesting in person and has British teeth. Gloria Steinem isn't very interesting, but her teeth are first rate.
Oh, and Harlan Ellison was for awhile trying to nail my friend's girlfriend when she was a model in LA a few decades ago. The girlfriend had no appreciation whatsoever of how cool this was.
I swear I will never do this again. No, I mean, I will never drink so much again. I’ll be back with more blog reviews next Thursday. Or, you know, Saturday. Or maybe the Saturday after that. Anyway, yeah, you'll hear from me.
Moving sucks. Will can tell you all abnout it.
Jeff's relationship to the nembutsu has changed.
When CC was eight years old, CC's cousin dismayed the Chaliceparents by taking her to see "Peggy Sue Got Married." The sex references just went over her head. Jess is dealing with the issue of what's appropriate for what kid when.
Yet another UU blog is discussing adult RE.
Want to be a UU minister? Here's a start Props to Perigrinato for posting the MFC list to Amazon.
The The UU Enforcer takes one perspective on the Pope. The Socinian takes another. Presbyopic Myopia takes a third.
Left Coast UU is responding to Phil's post on the essential messags of Unitarianism and Universalism.
My Irony has a look at the unchurched masses.
With a really good conversation here and things being kind of busy in my life, I figured last week was a good week to take off.
But now I'm back, and here are some blog reviews.
At Adventures in Small Group Ministry Peter talks about how he has started a newsletter for ministers and lay leaders. Pop on over if you want to sign up.
Scott Well is is talking about The Nature of Blogging. Would that be meta-blogging?
And a new meme is spreading. Ask Scott and Adam.
Speaking of Adam, he has really moving things to say about the pope. As a UU, I' feel in a bit of a weird positon Pope-wise. I had mixed feelings on this Pope, and have no mixed feelings whatsoever on Cardinal Ratzinger.
Yet at the same time, I feel like it's none of my business. Anyway, Adam wrote a nice piece on the subject.
If you're very tender on the Terry Schiavo subject, Don't click here
Rieux, Rieux, Rieux, just when the romance was off because you dissed Katy-the-Wise, you go and do something adorable like this. It doesn't matter why, but you've made my day and your timing was superb Ok, Kids, Rieux is my pal again. The plans to egg his house are totally off.
What is it, my birthday? Because Just another UU blog is going after the seven principles again.
Time to stop cackling. Jess' Journal is really inspiring these days.
Ok, write a whole post criticizing something I've written, get a mention in my column. Here you go Left Coast Unitarian.
Of all the blogs in the world, I bet only Shadow of Diogenes is offering both poetry AND safety tips.
I know, you're shocked, but The Socinian continues to rock.
Transparent Eye does too.
Braidwood is smart enough to check Snopes when she sees a photo of something amazing. Score one for skeptical UUs.
CC