Apostrophe?

Lets see clearing the cache... didnt work. I still cant type an apostrophe.

Ill try step two. Hold on a second. Hmmm Lets try again.

I still cant make it work. Oh, well. I will have to type around the apostrophe.

In other news I will be with the munchie from noon today as Squirrel goes to work. My cold is a little worse. My hair is a mess. It was snowing just a tiny bit as I came to work this morning. Just a dusting.

Happy Ending

I've been reading Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. The best part about the book is that I know how it ends. I'll give it away right here - as knowledge of the end only increases the pleasure the reader gets from the rest of the book - it has a happy ending. The book ends wonderfully happily, in fact. He get's the girl, moves to London, and leaves the university - all through no fault of his own. It's what I would wish for myself. One of the three isn't bad. I got the girl!

green eggs and ham

I read Green Eggs and Ham to little A before nap today. Here is a video that we saw when we went to storytime at the Library a few weeks ago. Just when you thought you couldn't make the story any trippier, hey, let's add back up singers!


I am glad the muppets are making a comeback. Just as long as it isn't in Coke commercials or Super Bowl specials (it is bad enough they were featured on the finale of Dancing with the Stars)

My Cold

My boss hardly had any reaction at all when I told him I came to work with a cold. Such a difference from my last boss who would have made me go home. Both ways are fine I guess. He did ask me if I had the flu, so I guess hes looking out for the other staff. [Just so you know I cant type an apostrophe on this computer in Firefox. If you know why that is let me know. Ive even changed keyboards but it doesnt help. What happens it that Firefox performs a find instead of typing an apostrophe.]

I feel pretty lucky. I get about one cold a year and I hope this is it. I hope that I dont start getting more colds now that the kid goes to preschool.

As for the muppets, I think theres going to be a comeback. Yeah. That sounds about right. Probably a web-only show.

When do want to try to attend church? This week? Or do you want to wait till after Christmas?

Also you should watch this. Its really neat after about a minute.

church isn't so bad

I know I know, I admit it makes me woozy, the declaring of one's devotion to Jesus when one goes to a Christian church. I don't know why but it does. That being said tho I am willing to give it a another shot. Contrary to your belief I have no designs on the Unitarians. It definitely has the strong community/education/social justice component that I am looking for but the worship does absolutely nothing for me. There is no ritual, no mystery, no mysticism. Unitarians are about the intellectual exploration of faith. Which is fine but it's too much like going to a lecture or a city council meeting. It's all business. The thing is I want the Jesus-y bits, the prayers, the coming together sharing a common faith, the wondering about God and all of God's glorious work. And I have nothing against Jesus really. He was a great teacher. I think it is just the semantics really. The declarativeness of some of the prayers.
Also, this is not just about having the kids go to church. I do want to have someplace to go to, a community to be a part of, something that we can all engage in together and then have questions about and talk about to each other. And I want it to be something that is relevant to us, to our history, to our culture. This is why I am having trouble inserting Buddhism into this slot. I enjoyed going to my mom's Sangha but 1)it is not something that we can all do together and 2) I just can't envision us as a family of Buddhists, it just doesn't fit. I know it works for some people but I can't see how it would work for us.
I can't do the Friends meetings. It is too loosey goosey for me.
There are no churches near us that we want to go to, honey. Bapist? Lutheran? Eastern Orthodox?

What is up with the Muppets these days? First the Bohemian Rhapsody thing which was brilliant and now this

A church part 2

We tried the Episcopal Church in New Spain [California] once. I really liked it, but you thought it was too Jesus-y. And it was Jesus-y but it was nice. This guy was there (yes, at the service, in the forward pews). We never went back. I really wonder if you can go to church or if you just want the kids to go. I know you have that whole Catholic thing in your background. What I really think is that you want to go to Unitarian church, but I can't go. I just can't. I can deal with the Friends, I think, but I'd give the Episcopal's another shot if you would.

I actually like the Episcopalian service. It's like the Catholic service and it has lots of ritual and color, and they're gay and women friendly which leaves one with a clear conscience. The only thing that I'd say is that I'd prefer a church close to our house.

Guest Blogger?

Infurriated Squirrel - my wife, Mrs. B. - will be guest blogging here from time to time.

This past weekend, my in-laws very graciously hosted our daughter at their house overnight. If you have a kid you know what kind of treat this can be for parents. We enjoyed our grinders at the dinner table together and we heard no shouting. We finished sentences. We asked questions, listened to answers, and asked follow up questions of each other. All without a small person shouting at us or dumping the salt shaker on the ground. It was very fine. We're going to attempt to keep that vibe going here.