Cheese Panels & Other Heresies
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, October 07, 2011
Simcha Fisher has another let’s-laugh-at-ourselves classic up.
Her specific problems are a little different than mine.
Where she frets about her youngest kids’ formation, I periodically have to admit to my eldest, “Yes, I’m sorry, you were the guinea pig, and the younger kids have different rules based on what you’ve taught us.”
But we both have kids who mess up the lyrics to hymns, not always deliberately.
She once caught the little Fishers singing “Make me a panel of your cheese.”
I once giggled my way through Mass when I realized my little boy was belting his heart out to a Psalm not found in any Bible:
“The Lord is kinda merciful.”
Surely you must have contributions to a Not-Deliberately-Heretical Childhood Hymnal? Share!
Inducing Labor Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, September 05, 2011
It’s labor day, and my thoughts are with a girlfriend who’s a bit overdue and desperate for labor to begin.
She lives in Atlanta, so I had to remind her about the alleged induction powers of Scalini’s eggplant parmesan.
Sounds weird to me, but the restaurant claims to have 300 babies born within 48 hours of their moms eating the dish, so who am I to scoff?
I hope you’ll comment on the oddest labor-inducing trick you ever heard of—or swear by.
Meanwhile, here’s a little feature the Willits did on this bizarre local tradition a couple of years ago.
Emergency Back-Up Post
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Friday, August 19, 2011
The Holy Father has been out fishing for men at World Youth Day in Madrid the past few days, and a better woman than I would be writing about it.
I, however, have just realized the back-to-school tax holiday in my state is about to end, so I’m off to buy uniforms and school supplies.
In lieu of soul-fishing, I offer you Soul Surfing, or rather Betty Duffy’s hilarious response to it. #3 is killer.
Beware The Giant Hand Of Condescension
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, August 12, 2011
Not to ignite another heated internet discussion about how heated internet discussions can get, but…
this is too amusing not to share.
Whip It Good!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Friday, July 29, 2011
So many things I would not know without Mr. ‘Net.
That “whipcracking” is one of the “Western performing arts,” for example.
Expand Our Vocabulary
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Friday, July 08, 2011
For years the Washington Post had a columnist who ran a weekly contest for what he called “neologisms:” new words for common experiences.
It was a Friday ritual to read the winning entries—along with Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side—while enjoying the morning’s coffee.
None of those clever folks in the pages of “Bob Levy’s Washington,” however, could hold a candle to your average three-to-five year... READ MORE
First World Problems
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Friday, July 01, 2011
Are you aware of the twitter hashtag “#firstworldproblem” ?
It catalogs complaints from people who don’t actually have anything to complain about.
Not that I accuse any of our perfect children of having the out-of-control sense of entitlement being mocked here, and I know many of us do not share this lifestyle…
but Rachel’s post on boredom made me think of it.
Warning: one minor vulgarity.
... READ MOREWhy We Weren't Raptured
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, June 03, 2011
Since Catholics don’t believe in the rapture, we were not exactly surprised when it didn’t occur May 21st.
It’s easy to scoff at people who claim to know from Scripture the day and hour that Christ promised us in Scripture no one knows.
It’s not that weird, however, to take stock of the cultural decay around us and wonder if we’re near the end times. Every generation of Christians has so wondered.... READ MORE
Great Together!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Friday, May 27, 2011
A little moment of delight at the San Diego zoo—to go with Daria’s ferret.
In Advance of Mother's Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Homemaking on Thursday, May 05, 2011
Remember The Mom Song, sung to the tune of the William Tell Overture?
Same artist, same theme—entirely different musical genre.
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