I think the price of oil is one of a number of symbolically potent measurements on the horizon. With the price of oil continuing to rise, plus a weak dollar and United States domestic unease, I have to ask, what can ordinary people do?
I’m leaving that very vague and open-ended. Feel free to comment. […]
Today’s Washington Post has a front-page article by Paul Schwartzman about how development has helped save or fortify unstable congregations is worth a look by anyone in a historic city-center church.
As it happens, I know of most of the churches in the article. Yes, Mount Vernon Place United Methodist — until recently an architectural […]
I’ve created a special purpose blog, BitB’s Universalist Church Year at http://boyinthebands.com/church-year.
It is very new, with little content. My goal is to add three or four weeks of the readings and collects appointed traditionally, including those used by Universalists, in the old one-year lectionary each week. Then when I’m done, I’ll start adding commentary, links […]
This Telugu-language video, performed by the Nritanjali Academy of the Andhra Pradesh state, India, was all the hit today at Day Job.
I like it for its catchy, informative way of promoting condom use.
It features women’s and gay men’s particular needs without embarrassment.
Clever [...]
Victoria Weinstein, better known as PeaceBang, asks her readers about a computer bag she likes the looks of.
I’ve been think about getting a new bag myself, but of a very different style. I don’t really need one, but Hubby and I came across a very hip custom messenger bag shop when we were vacationing in […]
I know this is the third time I’ve written about my shower head, but in the two years I’ve owned it I’ve saved countless gallons of water plus time.
I figure I save time, because by cutting the water off once I’m moistened, I can get down to business scrubbing my person. Push the button on […]
So I have this 150 year old prayerbook, The Gospel Liturgy: A Prayer-Book for Churches, Congregations and Families. Prepared by direction of the General Convention of Universalists. Apart from Sundays, what observances does it commend? Well, many are always on Sunday and I bet the rest got transferred to Sunday, but so I suppose I […]
I’m only musing, amused. I’ve mentioned before I have an extraordinarily common name.
I shouldn’t have been surprised when on Facebook a string of total strangers — each named Scott Wells — wanted to be my friend. Sure - why not? Now I’m one of five members of Scott Wells’ Unite. I don’t approve of […]
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, if you used a lectionary in the pre-Vatican II/pre-CCT lectionary days — and you weren’t from one of the Eastern churches — it was almost certainly the traditional Western lectionary. While today its use is most associated with very conservative folks, this wouldn’t be true of past […]
The fires in southern California accent but unconsciously deflect from the huge water shortage in so many parts of the country. If you’ve seen news about the drought in Georgia, you’ll know there’s a lake (Lanier) that’s drying up and putting Atlanta at risk. (My father’s father’s mother’s people were displaced when the lake was […]
