In January, while the cold wintry winds blew the snow into higher mounds outside, I holed up in a local coffee shop and read an advance copy of Karen Maezen Miller’s new book Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life. I didn’t know what to expect, except as most of you know by […]
New Songs
It would be a crime not to share new tunes and new artists. Why hoard the joy, I say? Right now, I’m listening to Dear Companion by Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore. Very mellow. Perfect accompaniment music, for anything you’re doing. Here’s their “Something, Somewhere, Sometime.” Another beautiful, winsome voice is Catherine MacLellan’s. I’m […]
Song for the Day
Don’t ask me what it means. I just like it. Kinda moody, dark, and somber, but not the kind of song that makes you feel depressed. It’s like Ryan goes on a walk with you, and you casually ask him to sing you a song, and he does, all the while taking slow drags on […]
Letting Go of God
My friend Becky gave Julia Sweeney’s monologue to me a while back, and although I’ve had it on my iPod for a while, I clicked play yesterday and began listening. It’ll make you laugh; it’ll make you sad; it’ll make you feel validated and heard. I give you…Julia Sweeney, comedian extraordinaire. But mostly, she gives […]