My little Episcopal parish, Holy Moly, is closing at the end of this month. I'm part of the lay leadership; I'm involved in this process. If you had told me 5 years ago when I reluctantly agreed to be on the Bishop's Committee that I'd be part of the stubborn remainder that had to come to this decision and actually deal with the physical and emotional and spiritual challenges that come with closing a church, I'd have said "no way. Not gonna do it." Well, here I am, in at the death. In my time, I've attended probably 50 normal…
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Sen. Johnson suffers possible stroke – Yahoo! News Shit shit shit. Hope he recovers fully, and quickly. shit (tags: Senate democrats stroke)
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Bloomberg.com: U.K. Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) — A prostitute who was one of five suspected victims of a U.K. serial killer gave a television interview four days before she vanished. Paula Clennell, 24, was filmed on Dec. 5 as she continued to walk the streets in the red light district of Ipswich, in the eastern English county of Suffolk, even though the body of one local prostitute had already been found and another was missing. "I need the money,'' Clennell told regional broadcaster ITV Anglia. "I am a bit wary about getting into cars.'' Clennell was last seen on Dec. 9.…
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WorldNetDaily: A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals Hilarious funny-mentalist theory that soy foods feminize Amerikan males and turn them gay!!!1!! (tags: Christian Food funny Gay Health homosexual Religion Science Zealotry)
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The Last Photo I Ever Took Contest (tags: funny photographs StumbleUpon)
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NPR : Rumsfeld Makes Farewell Visit to Troops in Iraq This photo from NPR, via Getty Images, tells an untold story. Donald Rumsfeld, grinning widely, gets a last photo op with "the troops" that he was so instrumental in placing in harm's way. The female Marine at lower right seems to be smiling politely. Maybe she's thinking "My mom/husband/kids will see me" and is happy at the prospect. The other Marines in the photo all look stonily and grimly at some other focal point. The one guy standing on the right looks directly into the camera. I can't…
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Wessex Archaeology And Flickr: How We Use Web 2.0 – 24 Hour Museum – official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage Wessex Archaeology is one of the largest commercial archaeological practices in the UK, employing over 160 people. We are a registered charity with educational objectives and play a vital role in helping people learn about their past. In September 2005, we decided the Wessex Archaeology gallery (on the web) was looking a little long in the tooth. It was using a proprietary ASP gallery script and the process of uploading new photos was a…
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meditatio: Witnessing for Peace (tags: Episcopalian Blogs PeaceAndJustice) Romney’s Gay Rights Stance Draws Ire – New York Times (tags: Romney GayRights Anti-Gay Hypocrite)
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Truthiness is the word of the year – CNN.com According to a survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, "truthiness" is the word of the year. In an email to the AP, Stephen Colbert, coiner of the word, forgave the "wordinistas" he had earlier derided for their reference-book minded, "fact based agenda," simply because they wished to honor him. Word.
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A Bishop for Chicago – Home This looks a lot like a blog, except no comments.