It's day two of my "cleanse." Today is tougher than yesterday, perhaps because I'm still sorting out the caffeine withdrawal that began on Monday. The central feature of this cleanse seems to be eating a very restricted diet of organic green vegetables, fruit, and nuts, always in conjunction with the essential "cleanse activator", a potion composed of water, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and grade B maple syrup. Go figure. It's not half bad, actually, but gosh, I'd love a bagel. Nine more days to go.
Some links:
Christy has Ten (almost) Tips for Blogging, most of which I have honored, and all of which I recommend.
John at Home, Throne and Altar has been joined by Beau, and she has issued her emancipation proclamation. A sample:
The truth is, I want to be someone's wife. I want to be a Mum and bake cookies and stay at home with my kids. This doesn't negate my educational and occupational achievements . I am a strong, opinionated woman, the sum of my instinct and experience; and exactly who God willed me to be. I will never be meek and genteel, I am a warrior princess with a purpose...
If God has made me as feisty as he has, I have no doubt he is capable of creating a man who can handle me.
I like that last line.
From the other end of the spectrum, here's a fine mini-sermon from Father Jake on the Kingdom of Heaven (not the movie), and a longer, and even more excellent homily from the dear Scott Richardson on Christ, the Good Sherpa. The last five paragraphs are magnificent.
On a very secular note, I have learned this week of Shagster, an English variation on sites like Friendster:
Shagster.net is a site to keep track of your sexual conquests, and give them a rating out of 10 for their troubles.
Once you've registered with the site, you can log in and start adding people to your list. You can search the current members database for your past partners, or invite them with a friendly email telling them a bit about the site.
It's probably not as awful as it sounds, but it does strike me as stunningly juvenile. I'll be interested to learn -- if it is possible to do so -- what the gender ratio will be of the site's users. Since I anticipate the site will attract more men than women (I could be wrong) this could certainly skew the results.
Happily, no one can be added against their consent:
Of course due to the nature of the site the other person must 'consent' to be added to your sordid list, so we give them the opportunity to decline your request. Once someone has responded to your request you will receive an email informing you which option they chose.
Once someone has consented to being shown on your list, you are also added to their list, and may then view their list at will to see if you spot any familiar faces.
Um, I won't be consenting -- not that I anticipate a request to do so.
This site could, I imagine, be of great interest to two groups: those stuck in perpetual adolescence, and epidemiologists studying the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
If God has made me as feisty as he has, I have no doubt he is capable of creating a man who can handle me.
hehehe.. I like!
God made me as feisty as I am because He had a lot of tough work in mind for me. There's no way I could have made it through what I have without having a *lot* of gumption and backbone. As much as I sometimes long for a gentler, more sedate life, it probably would have driven me bonkers. And there aren't many women who would have stuck around through all the emotional healing that's been done in our household. (Part of the needed healing was necessary due to women not sticking around to help with what already needed to be done.)
Here's to your fiancee, Hugo, and to her spirit, strength, and tenacity. You'll both need it! ;-)
Posted by: Caitriona | June 10, 2005 at 06:48 AM