Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
My friend Kevin is a minister. There’s a certificate; it’s official. He’s now available for weddings, baptisms, funerals and exorcisms. I thought he was joking when he told me. Several others did too; there’ve been conversations. But Kevin explained: He read a story about the thousands of people who have become ministers — often as… Continue reading The Rev. Kevin
About an hour and a half ago, my building was broke into. Not my apartment, but I woke up a little after 3 a.m. to blood-curdling screams for help, shattering glass and a cat jumping on my head. Never good, especially as a combination. To be honest, from the screaming, the running, the chaos, I… Continue reading Late-night break-in
Family squabbling resumes this weekend. At the top of the list? China. No, not the plight of the thousands of earthquake victims throughout China. Not the bombings and protests throughout China. Not the upcoming summer Olympics, which will be in China. Not even China’s giant pandas. Nope. All of those would be interesting, though-provoking conversations… Continue reading Fighting over China
Valerie and I went to see “Mamma Mia!” tonight — and it was a blast! You should see it now. If you can’t make it, the movie is coming out soon. (But the movie never holds up to the original!) Fun fact: Electricity played Sam Carmichael:
I hate AmerenUE. First, it took them nearly two weeks to turn on utilities to an apartment I was already living in when I moved to St. Louis in December 2006. Two weeks. Lucky for me, the building has a central water heater, so I had hot water. And I was on the ninth floor,… Continue reading AmerenUE: The devil’s utility company