My mom is trying to come up with names for the kittens she is adopting and wants famous Biblical or literary brothers. I’ve given her probably 30 pairs that I could think of off the top of my head (and then cheating using the Bible). Anyone want to contribute to the effort? Leave me the suggestions in the comments.
This is Just Wrong
Boston.Com: All dogs go to heaven?
Bringing pets up to receive Holy Communion? Do I really need to list everything that is wrong with that!?!?!?!?!?
Guess we’re gonna start casting our pearls before swine before inviting them up to the altar…
There was a legend in the Middle Ages that if a bird flew into the church and ate the elements, it would turn into a bat. I shudder to think of what would happen to Freya if that were the case. She might turn into a real gremlin.
Freya
We had to take Freya in to get her stitches removed and the following conversation ensued:
Jen: Do you have the gremlin?
Jon: Yes I do.
Jen: She is such a savage little beast.
Jon: Yes, but she’s also such a darling little beast.
It was funny at the time as one does not usually associate the words “darling” and “beast”. Then again, Jon also does not have his hair attacked by 6 pounds of tabbage patch cat multiple times a day.
Interviews
Mom IM’ed me a few days ago to say that she and Dad were interviewing some cats that a friend was fostering. After Bessie’s death, I think she’s been lonely and my mother-in-law suggested that she talk to this friend and see if she knew of any leads on cats. The results were these three:
The black one seems very attached to Mom’s friend (who was responsible for getting them Trail Kitty) so I think he’s going to stay with her and they might adopt the other two so that they don’t have to be split up. (They seem attached to each other and it’s always wise to adopt cats in pairs.)
I’m happy for Mom — these seem like a good match for them and their current two seem to be OK with them. (Then again, boys generally are better than girls are about these things.)
Michelle’s Friday Five
This is posted on behalf of Michelle who can’t post it on her site for some technical reasion.
If you…
1. …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
Hmmm… probably stir frys (or is it stir fries?). Stir fry is always good. Or pizza. I can make good pizza if someone else will make the dough. I could hire someone.
2. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?
T-shirts. I would screen-print the coolest tees on the planet.
3. …wrote a book, what genre would it be?
I would write a novel. It would be a story about something interesting. Probably teen targeted.
4. …ran a school, what would you teach?
Art or something else fun. Maybe Adolescent Culture or something on developing ministry strategies, if there is such a thing.
5. …recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?
Cool stuff. I can’t really sing all-so-well, so it would be humourous to say the least. I’d be more excited about doing the little booklet thingy for the inside of the CD case.
Friday Five
If you…
1. …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
Lebanese or sushi
2. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?
books and maybe religious stuff
3. …wrote a book, what genre would it be?
either a murder mystery, historical fiction, or historical non-fiction
4. …ran a school, what would you teach?
a language all the way through where the students would work toward fluency, a curriculum where what was being taught in one class related to what was being taught in another, a broader view of history that included the impact of religion, and a lot more world literature in the English classes
5. …recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?
hymns — either instrumental or well-done choral versions
Is There Something Wrong With Me?
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of comments that are starting to make me a bit irritated. At church, we have several new babies and if I hold one (especially since I’m one of the few that can get him to sleep through church), the older women smile and say “that looks so natural” with the inference being that I should start having some of my own now that I’m married. I’ll also get people asking “so are you and Jon trying right now?” Then there are some of Jon’s family members who have remarked that we’ve been married longer than 9 months (it will be 2 years next week) and “where are the kids?” My response: “we’re waiting.”
Don’t get me wrong — I love kids and I do want them someday — just NOT NOW. Our lives are still not settled enough, I could be going back to school this fall or next, and we also don’t know that what I have isn’t Crohn’s disease (they’re not sure anymore) and if it is Crohn’s, having kids could endanger my life because it would cause a flare-up. It is just not a good time to consider having children and hearing from people that “I should let the Lord control my childbearing and fertility” is not exactly helping.
Is something wrong with me that I actually want to wait until things are more stable?