- I got married and got a longer name. It never even occurred to me, mostly because my new name has the letter “L” in it and a lowercase “L” is pretty skinny. But what was already a long name is now one letter longer. I’ve got a post to write about this name writing business.
- This review covers my EXACT feelings on Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love. In short — I don’t think it’s a masterpiece, it didn’t change my life, I don’t believe full devotion to God and devotion to carnal pleasure can occur at the same time, and YES, if you hole up in an apartment having sex for a month you will get a UTI. Ahem. Interesting, but I don’t find Ms. Gilbert’s work to be authentic. If you paid me to go on a trip and “find myself and God”, consume all the carbs I want, and practice yoga all day (I am a practitioner) I’m sure I could wax epiphanic as well.
- Today Ronnica is asking a question over at The Ignorant Historian: What’s your favorite school supply to shop for?
- Waiting Without Worrying
- The reports mentioned here do not make me feel good about the well-being of children in Oklahoma
- Walgreen’s “Friends and Family” coupon!
- “The remarkable offspring of Jasper and Alice” — Mama, make it go away!
- Things You Might Be Mistaken For In This Hoodie
- Huxley was right: “Amusing Ourselves to Death“
- Hand it over and everyone will be safe. (I may have a problem.)
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I really didn’t like Eat Pray Love, though I thought it was very telling of our culture. Here’s a woman who acknowledges that she puts happiness first, thus is willing to end a marriage, pursue different spiritual journeys because she thinks it’ll make her happy, and eat all she wants (all ways people seek happiness in the US as well). Her second book is equally telling (though less interesting).