The crazy lady strikes again for Friday, August 18, 2006

Since I've written several articles on the way women in certain Protestant communities dress (they're in From Death Into Life), I thought I'd better put my money where my mouth is and surf around looking for modest outergarments that didn't look like they came from Mars or some strange cult group. Well, I think I finally found a site worthy of consideration. The name of the purveyor of modest clothing is Hannah Lise, and I'm particularly impressed with their line of skirts and tops. They sell... Sign in to see full entry.

Today has been a remarkably productive day, as anyone who reads this blog regularly can see. I just hope that I get some unique page views this afternoon. (Yes, I need the money, folks. I enjoy seeing my PayPal account increase substantially every month.) Garfield went back to sleep in front of the fan after she got done dictating her Field Notes to me. Michael has yet to give me his personal dictation for his blog. And, I need more topics to discuss. I think I might just go and veg out for a... Sign in to see full entry.

I finally opened the email from the webmistress of Slice of Laodicea. It turns out they really were having technical difficulties; she was getting emails similar to mine from regular commentors at Slice, people who cannot be considered deliberately offensive by any stretch of the imagination. I imagine the tone of those emails was much angrier than was mine. Frankly, this is the result I was secretly hoping for, without quite realizing it. I didn't particularly want to be chewed out for... Sign in to see full entry.

The Discovery Health Channel has been running a series of three programs on the Duggar family, consisting of mom Michelle, dad Jim Bob, and sixteen children. (The latest addition, nearly a year old as of this coming October, is little Johanna Faith. All the children's first names begin with J - even Jinger, pronounced "Ginger.") The Duggars live a frugal, debt-free lifestyle. However, I have to confess that I have at least one concern: How do the Duggars support themselves? Even the most frugal,... Sign in to see full entry.

Actually, the SOS in the title stands for either Secular Organizations for Sobriety or Save Our Selves - take your pick. This group offers a freethinker's alternative to AA. Although members are allowed to go to AA meetings if they wish in addition to SOS meetings, many find this alternative far more acceptable than the spiritually-based 12-step approach favored by Minnesota Model treatment centers. This group, founded by recovering alcoholic James Christopher, was originally called Secular... Sign in to see full entry.

This is actually my second attempt to post this information in this blog. The first time around - at some ungodly hour of the morning here in Chicagoland - my AOL program froze on me, midsentence. (Grrr.) Yesterday, I had what I'd call an interesting experience. I left a comment on one of my favorite websites - a blog called Slice of Laodicea - and the comment was posted without incident. I figured that the comment (actually, I praised the author of that blog entry for finally recommending that... Sign in to see full entry.