Rebirth

Today I attended Sunday worship services for the last time as a member of the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I went because my daughter was speaking (delivering a sermon) on the Atonement of Jesus Christ in Sacrament Meeting and I love watching her express herself in public. I brought along my resignation letter because I wanted to hand it to my bishop in person. He is a longtime friend, and an outstanding human being. 

I thought it fitting to start life "officially" anew on this holiday that, for eons, has signified rebirth and new life to generations upon generations, since people began to celebrate life itself at all. 

I don't know what tomorrow looks like. I'll be posting some of my reflections here in the days and weeks to come, though I warn you now that none will be original, nor will any fail to have been more concisely, elegantly, or enlighteningly expressed by better and earlier minds. 

Till then, happy Easter, those of you who celebrate it today! Happy Spring to those in the northern hemisphere, and happy day in general to one and all! 😉

Some Truthiness for Turkey Day

I'm thankful for truthiness. And for America. So here, from the audiobook version of his -selling I Am America (and So Can You)!, a 1:50 min rundown on Mormonism. It's funny because it's truthy. Any offense you may be experiencing is also down to that same reason.

LINK TO AUDIO FILE

Enjoy, and then go buy the book. You can assuage your indignation listening to Colbert similarly evaluate other major religions, including his own Roman Catholicism.

Now i have to go. Craig Ferguson's on.

Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse Me[eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]!

Camille Kitti Sue

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¡Que vivan los Soles!

Los que me conocen saben lo que opino de la inmigración — especialmente la inmigración de los muchos a quienes se paga muy poco (hasta criminalmente) para que a nosotros nos sobren alimentos, ropa y edificios baratos.

He aquí dos cosas:

1) Esto me enfada:



pero

2) esto sólo me hizo sonreir. (Gracias a Tracy por el artículo.)

Hey thanks, Universe!

I so totally needed to get this in the mail today.

Yes. Yes I am.

The Stewart Response to the SOTU

SoTUnight is a special one in our house; we gather together around the softly glowing sony to remember and reflect on the past year. We munch sugared partisansnaps and sip warm skepticnog (Papa's glass always spiked with a little cinna-cism); we snuggle, warm against the winter chill, and, rapt, listen.

Usually the holiday ends with the opposition's response. This year, though, we didn't take down the decorations —the bumperstickers and partyposters, lapelpins and snide status updates— 'til old Snarky Jon made his day-after visit.

So from our family to yours, a Post-SoTU Day greeting.

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