A little Monday funny for you: Jason Good, writer, comedian and family man. This is the opening of his nice and ranty reaction to the Time magazine feature on breastfeeding children: There are too many issues related to the recent Time Magazine cover for me to address them all. Is the photo incendiary? Yes. Did the boy […]
There’s a special treat at the bottom of this post. To be able to watch it, all you need to do is either a) leave a comment responding to one of the questions below or b) ignore that invitation and scroll down and press play (I’m not nearly committed enough to enforce the rules with […]
Merry Christmas! In fine mathematical tradition, I have three Christmas presents for you on this happy day. The first is the link to Julie Vivas’ winsome illustration of the Nativity. The angel wears Doc boots and gets more raggedy as the story progresses. The second is my favourite of St Paul’s nativity videos. I dare […]
Sure, most adults eventually marry or enter long-term partnerships, but even more adults in the West spend a considerable period of life as a single person. Actually, I’m just guessing about that, but it’s probably right. I read that nine out of ten American women will be widowed, given statistical life expectancy. Even among Christians, […]
Today Sweet Baby James turns one, and we need to think of a new nickname for him. Here are some of the things we love about having a one-year-old. He can make friends on footpaths and in shops any day of the week. Any small animal is a ‘cat’, and ‘cat’ always has to be […]
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are best friends. While Pearl Barley likes to talk, talk, talk all day long, about anything and everything, Charlie Parsley is very shy. While Pearl Barley likes to solve mysteries and get to the bottom of things… Charlie Parsley likes to be safe and sound. How can their friendship survive […]
You’ve got to be kind to yourself, right? For many of us, life has some pretty tough parts or patches. As part of a wraparound strategy for self-care, it’s good to have a bunch of little things that can just make a day easier, or give us a little pickmeup on a sad or slow […]
In A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor gives the news each week from the township of Lake Wobegon, where ‘all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.’ It’s not just Lake Wobegon. Some friends of ours observed the amusing number of parents around them who considered […]
Somewhere on ye internets, a few years ago, I read a great post, by, you know, someone. You’ll be astonished to hear I couldn’t track it down, even with such detailed information. Anyway, it basically said too many people spend too much time running themselves down or refusing to realise how awesome they are. What […]
In honour of Baby E’s first birthday (her Mum inspired the YouTube Party series): If you like to talk to tomatoes If a squash can make you smile If you like to waltz with potatoes Up and down the produce aisle… Have WE got a SHOW for YOU! This is the opening to VeggieTales, the […]