I haven’t been blogging since Hubby and I took a vacation this week to Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Ah! the food! Chow-chow, kraut, apple dumplings . . . and more meat than I’ve eaten in the last six months.
But people are drawn there also for watching the plain people — a distasteful act, I think, [...]
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Making do with Mennonites
If you have some money, give
To make the most impact, I give to only a few charitable organizations, and one is the Friends of the World Food Program. The World Food Program has a good history of food relief, with an excellent record of efficiency and the capacity to make a real difference. The Friends is the US support affiliate.
With [...]
Revisiting my shaving posts
I’ve stumbled into a sidebar conversation with Ms. Theologian about shaving tools.
For more than a year, I’ve cleared away the unbearded parts of my face with my grandfather’s “missile silo” double-edge razor, Wilkinson blades, a shaving brush I’ve had for eons and Kiss My Face Moisture Shave. I’m sure I spend less than $20 a [...]
Good Friday fasting and pluralism
As I mentioned yesterday, I was going to scale back my eating on xerophagic lines: bread, water, fruit and simply prepared vegetables.
So far so good. My staple has been raisin bagels — which remind me in composition of the hot cross bun, too — with a little almond butter. (Fat and protein to keep [...]
Last minute Good Friday fasting
I don’t fast hardcore, even on Good Friday. Too many times I’ve tried with good intentions only to feel my blood glucose fall, my ire rise and the bakery sing its Siren song.
I wake, hours later, covered in powdered sugar and shame. Enough of that.
Better to remember that there are forms and variations of fasting, [...]
Fast food
Well, I’m a bit hacked at a certain church near the Day Job. Their website promised an ecumenical Good Friday service at noon, but neglected to add thatit wasn’t at their church. Hmph!
I don’t fast on Good Friday in the usual sense, but will abstain from meat and cooked food, but since I am [...]
