Thanks once again to our host Larry D. at Acts of the Apostasy, who didn’t call my parents when I skipped class last week.
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Dorian Speed’s taken up the discussion of Catholic Arts and Letters over at her place. I’m glad she did, because I was totally stewing over that OSV article. Rather than be a combox hog, I put my comments into a post at CWG.
(Hint: Anyone who says “there’s too much catechesis out there” is just itching for a fight.)
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We’ve got a big fat Lenten FAIL going on here at the castle. Vomitorium duty sure didn’t help, but let’s be honest, it was already falling apart before ever I was thrust down the black hole. But if there’s one thing I’m good for, it’s perpetual hopefulness. Is there any chance Good Housekeeping is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit? I think a need a mega-novena. Or probably just to get back on the wagon.
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Ah, but look, I do have a special intention for which the grace of Holy Spirit is needed. If you would please, just go ahead and pray. You’ll know your prayers were answered if you never, ever, have any idea what it was you prayed for. That would be so great. I would love it.
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When I’m sick, I read. It’s my vice. So last week I pulled down one yet-untouched book in the rainy-day queue, read half a chapter, was disgusted by the unexpectedly crass language, and threw it away. Then I picked up selection-in-waiting #2, and wow! Who knew I’d love . . .
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Okay that’s all for today. I’m trying to catch back up on my Kolbe Reviews this week, get the other half the Doctors of the Church review re-written since the internet ate it on Thursday afternoon as part of my need for Jen-mortification, and I’m hoping to have something new up at Amazing Catechists, I know not when, but soon. Ish.
Meanwhile, It’s Link Day. Other people than Sandra are allowed to post links, though she’ll always be the leader, since she specializes in finding cool stuff. One link per comment so you don’t get stuck in the spam dungeon.
Your parents wouldn’t pick up the phone. I tried.
What was the first book so I know to avoid it?
Just so you know, I do read the Classics. Just last fall I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. That counts, doesn’t it?
It was a Garrison Keilor book – Lake Woebegon 1950-something. I was mortified. Yes it was a memoir written from the perspective of a teenage boy, and the objectionable bits were certainly true-to-life. But seriously? Even teenage boys could be a little less graphic.
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Just as well about my folks. I’d be so tempted to forge a note, like I used to do on my band practice sheets. Near occasion of sin, Jr-high band.
Every time your clan gets sick I resist the urge to bring over a tater to casserole… cuz that’s how we Minnesotans (even if displaced) roll. Namely just bringing a casserole over but tatertot hotdish is the creme de la creme of casseroles dontcha know. And now that I know you read when sick I’ll bring over one of the Pratchett novels just in case you another book to read. Eventually I will have the Downton Abbey dvds and I will insist you borrow them…. so far they are thinking or are in production for Season 3.
My link, keeping in time with a girlie theme… found this blog via pinterest:
http://madameguillotine.org.uk/2012/03/12/a-peep-into-empress-josephines-wardrobe/
My “Historical Stuff Post-16c” is getting rather full of well mostly pretty gowns.. a few pieces of other stuff here and there… if you can view my board: http://pinterest.com/arwynn16/historical-stuff-post-16c/
Wow, Sandra. That is a gorgeous collection! Awesome. (Men, don’t look. Larry’ll have to give a demerit on your man card.)
You could bring a casserole for ordinary plague. GI – not so much. :-). [Just know that I have D- in Covered Dish 101, so, um, yeah.] But Pratchett novels, yes. They are on my to-read-one-day list, totally. Perfect thing for sick day.
Okay Ive taken note of that… Id hate for everyone to hate tater tot hotdish after trying to eat it with the GI version of vomitorium.
BTW tater tot hotdish is the easiest one to make…. if you can brown hamburger and open a can of soup then you are a winner for this recipe!
“Perpetual hopefulness,” the sine qua non of parenthood. You must be a parent.
Hehe. How’d you guess?