June 2006
The Archives
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rules, SAT, speaking-in-tongues
No speaking in tongues, please
06.28.06 | Permalink | 4 CommentsAn easily distracted seventeen-year-old I was tutoring said to me today, “Hey, Chutney, I’m going to start talking to you in a language I just made up.” He then proceeded to speak in tongues—at least in the opinion of this experienced ex-charismatic. And by “speaking in tongues,” I mean he sounded exactly like the red […]
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Unleash your creativity
06.27.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Unleash your creativityFriend and regular commenter CP has launched her new webzine creativebin—interview, advice, and more.
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bible, reading
When the Bible changed for me
06.19.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsMoment one: When I quit reading it by the verse and started to read it by the chapter. Moment two: When I quit reading it by the chapter and started to read it by the book. Moment three: When I quit reading it by the book and started to let the books be in conversation […]
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Can’t happen here
Eclectic Itchings gives us an image of German pastors saluting Hitler under a swaztika-emblazened cross. Couldn’t ever happen here. Cause like Germans are so different from Americans. Nope. Never.
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Go blind: We want money
06.19.06 | Permalink | 2 CommentsA pharmaceutical company is blocking a cheap, effective treatment for macular degeneration because it wants to repackage the treatment at 100 times the cost. That’s some expensive packaging. (Hat tip.)
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Being official
06.17.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Being officialI’m officiating a wedding for Mr. P’body and Hakeber this weekend. Nice hotel. No teevees, but wi-fi and rocking chairs instead. My kind of registered historical building.
