living as an embodied spirit in a concupiscible world

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Mistress of Her Own Soul

When a friend sent me this article to blog, I thought, “What a great title!  Maybe I can just post it without many of my own words, and let my 3.14 readers see that other people have awesome things to say!”  And then I read it.  And then, about ⅓ of the way into reading it, I realized who wrote it.  And then I realized I would have to post it, but with some of my own thoughts too.

Marc of Bad Catholic and I have an interesting relationship.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Return of the Short Stories


I’m back!  At least one of my 3.14 loyal readers has noticed that I have been MIA lately… I’m touched!  Work and life have been full lately and blogging had to take the back burner.  And look -- I came back on a Friday, so you get seven short stories for the price of one.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

The Best Story You'll Ever Read

At the behest of Miss E, a blog update for today.  I stumbled upon a short story that began thus:
In 1987, paleontologist Tom Rich was leading a dig at Dinosaur Cove southwest of Melbourne when student Helen Wilson asked him what reward she’d get if she found a dinosaur jaw. He said he’d give her a kilo (2.2 pounds) of chocolate. She did, and he did.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Beauty and Desirability

As I prepare for a big work meeting, I have less time to ponder the mysteries of life.  Even so, I try to keep up with my regular reading, and so I offer you this article by Leah Libresco on “Making a Home for the Homely in Romance.”