Monthly Archives: March 2008

Lemon Thyme Chicken

Before I began preparing this meal, I had some leftover potatoes that had been boiled and treated with a rosemary-garlic dressing, off the shelf, and some fresh garlic. Plus a few leftover peas. I also knew I wanted to start using the cabbage I bought. So before I did anything else, I set out all three pans I own on Read More


So secure I can’t use it!

My techy/IT brother has always said that security is just denial of functionality. In his job he has to deal with people who don’t understand such advanced concepts as rebooting, and for these and many other types of users it is just as well to lock some options away where they can’t be touched. I am not a real tech Read More


Bad: Fire drill

If, at the end of the service, the pastor rushes to the exit (like any good shepherd trying to head off the flock), and then counts the sheep as they leave with all orderly haste, you will be right to wonder if what transpired was fellowship among friends, or some other less pleasant, if necessary, task; dress rehersal of the Read More


Bad: You may now shake hands

So far, out of three church services I have attended, in three of them we were instructed by the pastor to shake hands with other members of the congregation, or otherwise greet one another. If you understand “fellowship” as a meeting among peers, and Christian fellowship as a gathering of Christians to discuss life in Christ, then being instructed to Read More