I am re-reading Mein Kampf.

Of course, *now* random strangers at Starbucks start asking me what I'm reading. They didn't care when it was an obscure Orthodox book or a pulp novel, but of course now it's time to chat up a stranger. :) The reactions are usually drastic and almost always either horrified, curious, or a mixture of both. I find myself ( Read more... )

I wrote a similar entry a few nights ago and didn't have the cojones to leave it up. Here we go again, this time with more balls ( Read more... )

Right before I had my surgery, I had a conversation with my priest. I was explaining the surgery to him and asking him to come visit me if he had time (he did). In response, Fr. Ted just looked at me and said, "Just remember that we like you the way you are." He wasn't trying to dissuade me from my plans- he was just offering a much-needed word of ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the three-week "anniversary" of my surgery. I weighed myself on Monday; I'm down 28 pounds since my first consultation and 18 since my surgery. As of tomorrow, it might be an even 20, which would make me feel fantastic. Here's hoping ( Read more... )

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the various liberals that I know lately- which, let's be honest, is almost everyone I know, church people aside. I'm very lucky to have in my acquaintance several people with whom, despite differing viewpoints on some "hot-button" issues (I'm conservative on most and liberal on one or two, which always ( Read more... )

Today, I played at a boat show on the harbor somewhere on the Jersey shore. I was thrilled that Andrew decided to come along for the ride; we got to chat while I played, and I made a cool $400 to sit under a tent by the water and play for 3 hours. Life is tough ( Read more... )

I am composing again, trying to find my voice ( Read more... )

The camel's back has been broken ( Read more... )

Last night- well, actually early this morning- I felt like my heart was racing. I was nervous, sweaty, depressed, dizzy, and I couldn't get to sleep. I actually wondered if I was having a panic attack ( Read more... )