Conspicuous Consumption for a Cause

It’s May and that can only mean one thing. No, not another big communist celebration in North Korea. Although apparently, those can be pretty cool: And no, I wasn’t thinking of the traditional Catholic crowning of the Blessed Mother that usually happens in May. Although that is definitely pretty cool, as I can attest, having […]

Ash Wednesday

Teach us to care and not care. Teach us to sit still. ~ T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday“ I’m an indifferent Catholic at best, but I love the rituals and ceremonies of the Church. Today is Ash Wednesday, and every year, Catholics give up something starting today, as preparation for Easter. When you’re little, you […]

Things To Do While Hibernating – What To Read

There are lots of wonderful winter books, but most of them center around Christmas. Here a few that don’t (for better or worse):   Winter’s Tale – the story of a thief, a dying girl, a magic horse and the gangs of New York. One of the best books ever. I hear it’s being made […]

Hibernation

Every year around this time, Dr. Cooper enters “The Tunnel.” The Man and I have called it this since Dr. Cooper was at least six years old. The good doctor enters the tunnel soon after Halloween and doesn’t really come out again until sometime after President’s Day. When he’s in the Tunnel, everything becomes a […]

Apocalypse Next Week

Holy Christmas Mania, Batman! Has it really been nearly an entire month since I blogged?!?! Why, yes, it has. I know you’ve all been clamoring for new insights from me into how to avoid zombies when the apocalypse happens next Friday, but I have to tell you — it’s probably not going to be a […]