Nov
30
We were late getting into Longmeadow. My brother Roy, wife Patty, and son Dylan had already been there for a few hours. It was so great to be able to spend some time with them. We rarely get to see one another anymore. Dylan was so totally adorable - he’s such a perfect mix of […]
Nov
29
The saga continues…
It was just a couple of minutes past twilight when we arrived at Carol’s house in Pelham (right on the edge of Amherst). We were totally exhausted from the long, if exciting, day. Perfect timing to be with Carol, where I usually end up feeling pampered and reassured and comforted by my dear […]
Nov
28
We drove into Cambridge so that John could hand-deliver his manuscript to The MIT Press. I was still printing out the monster - almost 900 pages of it - at 3 a.m. the night (morning) before we left Atlanta. He went out to lunch with his editor (who was kind enough to lend me a […]
Nov
28
The last time I saw the glamorous Maria was when I was pregnant with Ben, about seven years ago. Maria and I also lived together in Amherst while I was working at UMass Press after graduation. We had an upstairs apartment right in the center of town. (Peach, Maria! Peach!) She bought the house next […]
Nov
28
Well, we’re back in Georgia. We went to my home state of Massachusetts for Thanksgiving, and we had an amazingly good time. I’ve got photos, so I’ll spread this over a few entries.
We arrived in Boston last Friday the 19th, picked up our rental car (that was a hassle!), and drove to my friend John […]
Nov
17
Campbell’s Chunky Soup is having a “Click for Cans” benefit at their site, but only for the winning team. Instead of revving for political parties or war-making among nations, how about voting for your favorite football team?
Vote for your favorite football team in the AFC and the NFC, and you will help your favorite team […]
Nov
17
Wow. This could be right out of an elder’s mouth, straight off the pages of the Watchtower Magazine. See my earlier post on the tract “The End of False Religion is Near.”
Robertson Says All Other Religions Worship “Demonic Powers”
Why [do] evangelical Christians tell non-Christians that Jesus (God) is the only way to Heaven? […]