Alice Walker’s 2006 book We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in A Time of Darkness is a collection of essays…
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Talking (incessant!) religion
Well! I had an amusingly funny first happen to me the other day: I cheerfully out-talked a Jehovah’s Witness! ;) I was at a small…
Continue ReadingBeef, broccoli, beer, & burgers
Today I’ll share a small batch of recipes, I think — but first a quick note: I really like the Zatarain’s Creole food! It’s surprisingly…
Continue ReadingWangari Maathai & Replenishing the Earth
In 2010 Wangari Maathai wrote Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World. Not only is this book more recent than her…
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Of necessity during my doctoral studies, I’ve learned to be glib with conceptually complex, multi-syllabic terms. It is a personal quirk, however, that I only…
Continue ReadingExpected birthday deliciousness ;)
So as I mentioned yesterday, the birthday dinner included homemade Italian cream sodas, and I promised to share the recipe today, with my notes below…
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So it was a dear friend’s birthday over the weekend, and I wanted to try making something tasty just for him at this week’s Monday…
Continue ReadingCooking update: stroganoff, Cajun, casserole, & 4th of July — yum! ;)
I have found a wonderful new/old cookbook! I think it was originally written in 1960 or so. The author, Peg Bracken, got sick of all…
Continue ReadingSocieties without God: immoral hell or egalitarian health? pt. 5
So, a quick concluding bit, since I wrote part 4 yesterday while struggling with my brain overheating, in the last hour before the blog was…
Continue ReadingSocieties without God: immoral hell or egalitarian health? pt. 4
Okay, so now we know who doesn’t fit into Scandinavian society: those (usually) men who are heavily invested in patriarchal hierarchies. However, we also know…
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