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.    

Well…it’s official. The Forthcoming Books issue of Locus included in their September announcements: Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter (hc)

"MADRID (AP) – Spanish vultures are hungry, even starving…European Union laws aimed at halting the spread of Mad Cow disease require the countryside to be kept clear of dead livestock even if they died of natural causes.But Juan Carlos Atienza of the Spanish Ornithological Organization says the lack of animal corpses since the law was…

John and I went down and got fingerprinted by INS again today. Third time. They last 15 months. The last one expired last summer, so that means about 36 months since the first time. This time, God willing, we won’t have to do it again. But, I tell ya, folks…being pregnant is sooo much easier…

 Saturday Morning Watchman

 When I think of the Watchmen, the first thing I remember is the vacation I spent reading it. I think I was at a friend’s house. I know I don’t remember much about the days around it. I spent so many hours just immersed in the book, pouring over the details, trying to catch every…