Top 10 Signs You May Be TOO Into the TOB
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Mark Shea wrote a funny column “noodling,” as he calls it, people who are a little too attached in his view to the Theology of the Body.
I read it and laughed heartily, and agree with his overall premise while taking issue with some of his particulars.
This, for example, needed to be addressed:
A lot of people seem to think that the Church functions according to the principle, “That which is not... READ MORE
Bus Stop To Nowhere
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Here’s a bittersweet and amusing story out of Berlin.
A home for Alzheimer’s patients had trouble with clients wandering off.
The law doesn’t allow them to detain people against their will, so staff were forever running after people or worse, having to call the police to help locate them.
Creative and humane solution? A fake bus stop.
Benrath home teamed up with local care association called the ‘Old Lions’. They went to the Rheinbahn transport network which was happy to provide the bus stop to nowhere.
“It sounds funny,” said Old Lions Chairman Franz-Josef Goebel, “but it helps. Our members are 84 years-old on average. Their short-term memory hardly works at all, but the long-term memory is still active. They know the green and yellow bus sign and remember that waiting there means they will go home.” The result is that errant patients now wait for their trip home at the bus stop, before quickly forgetting why they were there in the first place.
“We will approach them and say that the bus is coming later today and invite them in to the home for a coffee,” said Mr Neureither. “Five minutes later they have completely forgotten they wanted to leave.”
The idea has been so successful it’s been adopted by homes across Germany.
With a polite nod to ninme.
More Laughs With Brian Regan
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Monday, August 09, 2010
I got a hugely positive reaction when I posted a video featuring a comedy act from Brian Regan on my own blog (especially from my kids, most of whom now have the video memorized). So I decided to look for some other clips of his stuff to share here.
Brian grew up in a large family—one of eight children. There’s a lot of his stuff on YouTube, but this hilariously accurate bit about kids’ party games... READ MORE
Putting My Foot Down
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, August 06, 2010
The September issue of Family Circle includes a full page photograph of a model’s foot sporting a delicate strappy stiletto sandal and a heavy woolen sock.
Not in the “fashion don’t” section, mind you, but under the headline “trendspotting.”
Googling, I find this dubious trend has been on runways for a year or more.
Ladies, I am not a fashion maven. I try not to look utterly out of step with the times, but as I have neither the temperament nor the budget nor the figure to make shopping fun, I’m content with a style (if something so haphazard can rise to the level of a “style”) I might call “presentable middle-aged mom.”
(Or perhaps “last year.”)
I give fashion lectures to no one, largely so I’ll be subjected to none.
But a girl has to draw the line. Please, I’m begging you, no.
Sibling Revelry
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friends of ours are expecting their first child next month.
Whose sister do you suppose sent this gift?
The Man Your Grades Could Smell Like
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Monday, July 19, 2010
Okay. Admit it. You have seen the the Old Spice guy. And you totally love him.
Apparently, he’s set the internet ablaze by posting and interacting with fans on Facebook and Twitter in the past few weeks.
This library-themed version of the commercial really had me laughing this morning ... Enjoy!
In Which I Hang Up My Laptop
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Saturday, July 17, 2010
A friend who despises the Twilight series took the quiz at the “I Write Like” site and came up with Stephenie Meyer. Horrors!
Curious, I plugged in one of my Faith & Family columns for analysis.
Yikes! Maybe the real magic of the quiz is that it intuits which author you feel most smugly superior to and takes... READ MORE
A Consensus Of Saints
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, July 15, 2010
I love the answer Benedict XVI recently gave to a question about theological fads!
To an exasperated African priest who basically asked what good theologians are, the Pope gave an amusing and wise response.
The occasion was the Q & A session with priests held at the close of the Year of the Priest. (Same event I highlighted yesterday—these annual Q&As with priests are my favorite thing the Holy... READ MORE
I'm Me-e-l-l-ting!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Saturday, July 10, 2010
Lisa asked a question for which I had no answer during Thursday’s podcast.
“How do you stay motivated when it’s so hot?” she asked.
I promptly punted. I have no answer, and it was too hot to think.
I’ve always been one of those people whom heat seems to affect disproportionately. It saps the energy right out of me and makes me cranky.
In my old age I’ve grown slightly more temperate, and no longer... READ MORE
Atheists Just Sing The Blues
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, July 02, 2010
Since the discussions between believers and non-believers can be contentious, I hope you enjoy this fun little ditty.
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