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Color Me Beautiful 12 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm

I missed last week by a day -- oops.  Here's one of my favorite links in my "Blog Me" folder by way of apology.  It's part of  Dove's Real Beauty Campaign.  Imagine describing yourself to a sketch art...

The Prophets of Oak Ridge 5 Aug 2013 | 07:01 am

I'm going to give you lots of reading and little commentary today.  This is a piece by the Washington Post about a social justice group working for nuclear disarmament.  "A nun, a drifter, and a house...

Day-Maker #82 29 Jul 2013 | 04:53 am

Seeing a small girl at Trader Joe's getting her picture taken with a bouquet of flowers.  She had obviously been to the Post-Office early that day: she wore a Priority Mail sticker.

Visual Sociology 20 Jul 2013 | 05:43 am

Via Unequally Yoked, here is a fun bit of sociology. (Yes, this came from my file of "cool, I should blog this" bookmarks... and about 5 months ago.)  The map shows where "Missed Connections" happen, ...

Updates and a Game Plan 16 Jul 2013 | 03:35 am

I have had a variety of happenings to keep my life interesting and keep me away from the blog lately: wedding planning (yes, that's happening), moving back home, starting a new job (yay!), health issu...

Rape Culture and the Christian Perspective 26 Jun 2013 | 05:04 pm

As a woman who is Catholic and identifies as a feminist, I reach some awkward discords at times, and one of the most glaring is simply that people use different languages.  When Catholics write about ...

In Case I Needed More Reason... 21 Jun 2013 | 07:09 am

... to be madly in love with Stephen Colbert, this came up on Facebook lately.  His mother passed away last week, and he did a tribute to her on the show.  Watch this and you will cry.  I did. The Co...

A Parable of Apples 13 Jun 2013 | 04:58 pm

Before I end up on another feminist rant (I just found a Christian article about rape culture that will make it here soon), I want to take a moment to speak to a problem with feminist rants that a fri...

Day-Maker #81 8 Jun 2013 | 04:43 pm

Take a look at this video of the Pope talking to a group of children.  Spoiler Alert: they give him a sheep.

Return 4 Jun 2013 | 05:16 pm

Hello again, friends!  I'm not sure if I feel comfortable calling you loyal readers, since that might highlight my lack of loyalty as a writer.  However, I am back -- partially employed (30 hours a we...

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