…but our family traditions are changing. It’s not an easy thing because, as you know, without Tradition, life is precarious as a fiddler on the roof. Right? Right. So, here’s my short spiel. We’ve always used a clothes dryer. It’s a tradition. The Girl’s mama used one, and her mama’s mama before her. But, now, we now [...]
Posts Tagged ‘inspirational’
Not that I’m kvetshing, mind you
Posted in media, parenting, tagged inspirational, minutia, world of children on July 13, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Who wouldn’t hire this girl?
Posted in humor, tagged humor, inspirational, world of children on June 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
So, Cutest Girl in the Whole Wide World (age 13) is applying for her first-ever summer job. I think she has a pretty good chance as who in their right mind could resist an application like hers? Convictions? “None” – with a smiley face. O.M.G. How cute is that? And, for personal references, she listed the [...]
Enlighten me in 140 characters or less
Posted in christianity, evangelism, religion, rick warren, tagged bible, christianity, evangelism, fundamentalism, huh?, inspirational, memes, religion, snark, Twitter, woo on March 26, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I hardly ever use my blog tag, “inspirational.” Of course, all that’s gonna change now that I’m “following” Rick Warren on Twitter! I’m so glad he cleared that up for me.
Making the public transportation fun again
Posted in bible, christianity, education, evangelism, media, politics, religion, tagged bible, christianity, evangelism, Humanism, humor, inspirational, religion on February 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Here in California, we’re always being urged to use public transportation instead of vehicles occupied only by the driver. All sorts of incentives are offered to get people to make the switch, but not enough progress has been made. Hopefully, government administrators read my blog because I’ve just discovered the answer to increasing public transport ridership. “Just a [...]
I thought he’d outlive me
Posted in education, tagged inspirational on January 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The only diet advice you’ll ever need: “If it tastes good, spit it out!” (Jack LaLanne) Have you heard that Jack LaLanne passed away today? I’m a bit stunned. He was born way back in 1914, but I guess I thought he’d live forever. Not sure why, but I did. Sure, I won’t stop thinking about him when I’m [...]
Please stand, place hand over heart, and hit play
Posted in christianity, church and state, evangelism, fundamentalism, political figures, politics, religion, religious leaders, sarah palin, tea party, tagged bigotry, christianity, evangelism, fundamentalism, huh?, humor, inspirational, john mcCain, memes, politics, religion, religious word play, sarah palin, snark, woo on January 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
(HT: Unreasonable Faith, “Sarah Palin Battle Hymn”) Want more? Okay. Here you go.
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