A Perfectionist Endeavor
Posted in Community, General, Politics, Spirituality on Jun 23rd, 2008
When I call my boyfriend in the evenings, we often have a great conversation, and then he ruins the whole thing by hustling me off the phone without warning because he wants to brush his teeth or go to bed or something exciting like that. I know he has to get up early and he [...]
Confident in my charismatic leadership, I set off last weekend in search of the largest box woods in Britain. I was inspired by a book called Hidden Trees of Britain: A Regional Guide to the Country’s Secret Treescapes by Archie Miles. It did not occur to me before we started that Archie Miles might with [...]
Posted in Community, Family, General, Politics on May 9th, 2008
That Austrian dungeon father has complained because people are saying he is a monster, rather than merely labeling his behavior as monstrous. A fine moral distinction, which we might develop further.
Rather than saying he ruined his daughter’s life, it might be more accurate to say that he ruined a certain number of days of her [...]
Posted in Beauty, Community, General, Personal Hygiene, Politics, Spirituality on May 3rd, 2008
This advice can apply to men, but mostly it is meant for women – at least, for those who are capable of the feat. Not many women can grow substantial beards, or will admit to the ability, though we have seen some good ones in rural Italy.
Our main aim with these beards [...]
Posted in General, Politics, Spirituality on Apr 10th, 2008
Even if you’re not religious, it will upset the governments of the world if we all be more like Jesus, and that can’t be a bad thing, can it?
When six billion of us have taken Jesus as our model, given away our wealth and overhauled our lives to prepare [...]