PhilocritesReligion, liberalism, and cultureMy 10 lb 4 oz excuse for skipping General Assembly.- June 23, 2008 Really, could you wave goodbye to this little guy — who weighed in at his one-month visit to the pediatrician at 10 lbs. 4 oz. — to spend a week covering the annual UUA General Assembly Happily, UU World will...http://www.philocrites.com/archives/003955.html New 'UU World': Paradise, Sources cantata, counting UUs.- June 19, 2008 While I was offline welcoming my adorable son into the world, UU World's summer issue arrived in subscribers' mailboxes; most of the issue is also available online. Some highlights: Theologians Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker present one of...http://www.philocrites.com/archives/003954.html When lolcats light a chalice.- June 10, 2008 Denizens of the interdependent web, you'll either think this Unitarian Universalist take on an Internet fad is funny or makes no sense whatsoever. Link updated! Those of you in the latter category will probably find Wikipedia's entry on lolcats illuminating,...http://www.philocrites.com/archives/003953.html JK Rowling at Harvard on failure, imagination.- June 6, 2008 Mrs Philocrites and I listened to JK Rowling's wonderful Harvard commencement address this afternoon on WHRB, and commend it to you: "The fringe benefits of failure, and the importance of imagination."...http://www.philocrites.com/archives/003952.html Philocritot's birth refutes Nat'l Geographic redhead scare.- June 2, 2008 Ever since Philocrites Jr (aka Philocritot) was born May 20, he has been charming people with his alert little face and red hair (ha! take that, National Geographic!). He has also been impressing his parents with his innate supercuteness...http://www.philocrites.com/archives/003951.html |