I had a vicious sinus headache on this grey, rainy day in Washington. The cure: ibuprofen, lots of milky tea and continuous lashings of slightly gloomy — and ironically mood-elevating — Europop. The Eurotrashier the better.
There’s a snippet of such a song on one of those GEICO “caveman” ads. The one where’s he’s on a […]
I am an alumnus of the University of Georgia, and experience I had there as a member of the Demosthenian Literary Society ranks very high in my character development. Demosthenian helps shape sharp minds, and many of my closest friends today are Demosthenians. Demosthenian has made its mark on Georgia politics, but I cannot […]
I’m cleaning obsolete files off my computer and have discovered saved webpages about the records Harvard holds about some defunct Universalist and Unitarian churches. There’s no good reason to save the cached pages; you can read about the holdings yourself here.
But why look? To feel miserable about what’s lost? No. To see the stream of […]
PeaceBang is all about the boots a certain religion academic will be wearing for the American Academy of Religion/Society for Biblical Literature meeting here in Washington this week.
I had all but forgotten about that meeting, even though it will be within walking distance of Chez BitB. And — Gott im Himmel! — several important sections […]
Hubby and I spent more than an hour at the Sackler Gallery, one of the Smithsonian museums (with its twin, the Freer) that gets less than its fair share of visitors despite it having some of the most interesting ancient and modern art installations. When you think Asian art, think the Freer and Sackler.
But when […]
Birthday greetings to two friends and UU bloggers. You know who you are.
Dad was a Coastie, or rather is a retired Coastie. An unrelated search — can I glean storage tips for a small apartment from the reality of shipboard berthing? — led me to the US Coast Guard chaplain’s page. I thought I’d point out two resources. 1. I found Coast Guard-themed prayers, the first of which […]
Well, the AP has called the Virginia senate race for Jim Webb (D), citing unnamed Allen (R) sources who have realized the numbers cannot shift enough make a Republican win possible.
I am pretty happy with the Democratic takeover and the Rummy Drop. As I commented before, I don’t believe there’s any real increase in liberal […]
Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) lost his bid for the Senate, but there was something dignified and stirring in his concession speech. We’ll see more of him.
But I wanted to note the biblical passage he quoted and used as a slogan for the campaign:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers
That’s […]
Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) is a Unitarian Universalist and has probably lost her seat, which she has held since 1983. A “canary in the coal mine” case as said at MSNBC.
Watching for the UCC: Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL-10) and Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA-2).
