I’m always intrigued by the phenomena of how some things stay and others pass away. Christmas, for instance. Apparently, it is due to Dickens and maybe the fellow who wrote “Twas the Night Before Christmas” that we have the holiday we know and love today. But how is it that Christmas has remained when so…
A friend sent me the following note: This video might be worth a Kleenex or two when you have a minute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sApH8VtWFI For us girls whose husbands take them on flights of fantasy… Well, I immediately fell in love with this — the video, the song, the artist, everything about it. Not exactly sure why.…
Just got back from Ravencon, a science fiction convention in Richmond. It’s a small convention, but it has the advantage that we know many of the people who attend, so its like getting together with old friends. I had six panels and managed to make them all, though I was late for the Sunday…
Again, only for those who are interested in joining in on the praying. ;-) A friend suggested that we address in prayer the topic of: Financial Security There is a great deal of fear and unease at the moment over the housing situation – people who cannot afford to keep their houses – gas prices, food…
When we last left off the “Six Year Old” now in her twenties, had graduated from college. My mom went to England for a time and then came back to her home in Long Island, NY. She worked at a number of things during this period, but mainly she was a dancer. One…
John’s latest book, Null-A Continuum, arrived on our doorstep. The book is a sequel to World of Null-A and Players of Null-A by A. E. Van Vogt — John’s favorite books when he was a child. These books were bestsellers in the Forties and Fifties, back when “Fans were Slans” and fans lived in Slan Shacks.…
I cannot tell you with what joy I read that Fran Lyon fled England last fall and is now living in hiding somewhere…with her baby (Molly Linda Anna Lyons, born on a Sunday in January!) Thank you, God! I have been praying and praying for this young women whom the English government turned on and…
Last night, we ran a short installation of our Monster game, run by Uncle Bill. In the monster game, we all play nine year olds with invisible monsters. In this particular episode, there was some kissing by children of other children on the cheek, partially in cute nine year old crush style and partially because…
Part of our deal when John joined the Catholic church was that the children would only go to my church. This is because I feel that what is taught at my church is both very valuable and a bit hard to grasp, and I don’t want to confuse them until they really get a good…
I write this with some hesitance, because I’m often annoyed at people demanding changes in modern life and language as part of what they are “entitled” to and hesitate to participate in that kind of thinking, but… I recently had to fill out forms for a loan: two loans, actually, one temporary, the other more…