Hat’s off to Capnflynn for this one: 1. What author do you own the most books by?Probably Mary Balogh. I love her stuff. 2. What book do you own the most copies of?Something written by John. We have 15 or 20 copies of some titles. 3. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?Ah…sigh.…

Madkestrel posted this link…Cover Art for Prospero Lost

We sat in traffic for four hours on Friday on our way to Williamsburg. I was reminded of the opening of the movie Office Space, where the guy looks over from his morning commute and sees an old man with a walker moving faster than he is. I made a comment about this, along with…

The Cherubim woke up the other day, a dreary day with loud driving rain, and asked for something. John couldn’t make out what he was saying, so he called me. The Cherubim was asking, "Rain off?" I love it when he talks, but, unfortunately, that is not something his father and I can do.

I was really amused by the following and think it would make a great bumper sticker: Stamp Out Strangers Befriend Everyone!

I loved April Fools Day as a child. I used to urge my mother to try and fool me, so I could have a chance to catch her at it,, but kind soul, she would not. Then, a bit later, when she was brushing my hair, she announced seriously: "Your hair is turning purple." The only…

What puzzles me most about the current financial crisis is that my mom’s realtor told me this was going to happen in…2004. In 2004, she explained how banks had let many people take out interest only loans that would balloon in five years on the theory that they could refinance, but, as she explained to…

I am currently looking for a traditional Japanese or Chinese story about loyalty. It could be a fairytale, a folktale, a famous historical novel, anything written or told before 1923.   The ideal story for my purposes would be about a young man, a prince, or someone like that, who is torn between two loyalties and has to…

I notice that, nowadays, my first encounter with a news story is often on my Friends List. It’s quite nice to have both Liberal and Conservative friend’s posting stories, leads to all sorts of perspectives I would otherwise have missed. Though…sometimes, it does make me laugh. ;-)

 Again…only of interest to those who want to join us in prayer.