Archive for October, 2011
“Hell-oween:” Scaring the Hell out of People
Monday, October 31st, 2011Last week, I got this query: Hello Anna, As I walked to work this morning I saw posters for a “Hell-oween” event…I called the number on the poster and learned that it is going to be a haunted house similar to “Hell House” which highlights “real-life” terror such as abortion, suicide, homosexuality, etc. I am concerned, and frustrated. You [...]
Rogue Waves
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011The other day, my good friend told me that she’d watched a show about the Rogue Wave Phenomenon. I’d never heard of the things, but wowza. You don’t want to meet one in a dark alley, or anywhere else for that matter. Here are several links to give you an idea about why a whole [...]
On Else’s Birthday: Of Knowing History and Hope and Peace in a Bundle
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Eight years ago yesterday, daughter Else was born. A baby’s birth isn’t just the event itself, but is a symbol of new beginnings, of uncountable possibilities, of history and hope and peace in a bundle. Else was almost Petrea. Petrea was my paternal grandmother’s sister’s name, and is the middle name of my sister. In [...]
Heretical Choosings
Monday, October 3rd, 2011A couple of years ago, I was talking in our living room about my affinity for heretics. (Incidentally, that sentence originally was, “A couple of years ago, I was talking about my affinity for heretics in our living room.” While we most certainly have had a pleasant abundance of heretics in our living room, it [...]
