Non-Fiction

The Universe is Screaming at Me

. . . or, at the very least, it’s nudging me very, very hard. Note:  I started this post days ago, and have written it in chunks.  It may not be cohesive, but I want to get it published because I have follow-up posts I need to write!       All Fall, I found myself...

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Schooling Myself: Political

Schooling Myself: Political

      I’ve mentioned before that I don’t often comment on politics in general because I feel the topics are more complicated than most people give them credit for and I don’t have the time or the energy to collect enough information to feel completely confident in my opinion.  And I think people who buy...

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Sex Ed: It’s So Amazing!

Sex Ed: It’s So Amazing!

      When I was pregnant, Punky started asking questions.  Nothing too risqué, nothing particularly specific, but it was clear that she was curious.       The first time she asked, I was completely unprepared a little surprised.  I pulled up some handy internet images of the good old female reproductive system (internal) and promptly bored...

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What We’re Reading Now

      When you walk through the front door to our house, directly in front of you on the left is a long, old table.  Under the table is the cave where shoes and reusable grocery bags live.  On top of it, you’ll find a random assortment of objects waiting to be returned to their...

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Thoughts on Buddhism

Originally posted: Jun 7, 2011 4:14 PM The long title of this post is Thoughts on Buddhism from an unqualified Unitarian Universalist Pagan. MacGyver has been contemplating changing religions. He has a sort of love-hate relationship with Unitarian Universalism.  He loves the searching, exploring, accepting aspects of it, but he also has a craving for...

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Time Suck

Originally Posted: Feb 2, 2011 1:49 PM The Plug I started this post in the beginning of January, along with the 6 0r 7 others to which I keep alluding.  A meme of sorts posted by a friend of mine last night has inspired me to finally finish it.  Since the post itself promises...

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Lit Zen

Originally Posted: Feb 14, 2009 12:27 PM Ahhhh . . . contented sigh . . . I have books. I have been so crazy busy that I’ve barely had time for any reading at all. Because of that fact, all I had been reading were fluff Janet Evanovich books. While they’re really entertaining and...

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