When my husband and I joined our parish, we were asked to indicate areas of service where we felt called to contribute. There was no requirement, just an opportunity to volunteer. My husband and I have both served as greeters and communion ushers and I have been a reader as some services. But...
There was a spoken recording played on the radio (male narrator) in the early 70s, referring to political leaders would choose people around them solely for their personal loyalty, talking about government corruption, yadda, yadda, appearing to be referring to Nixon, but then ended with...
Preview of bottom line: If you've had Covid recently, blood work might be in order.
Because the Mister and I are vaxxed and boosted, our recent (April) cases of Covid weren't severe. Bad, unpleasant, but never a concern about having to go to a hospital.
Something I was not aware of: Covid...
We went on a trip to NYC. Took Amtrak, saw Hugh Jackman in The Music Man, ate in restaurants, took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty... We and our sister and brother-in law (and all of us over 65) have Covid. My husband tested positive on Sunday. I had negative tests on Sunday and Monday...
As a moderate democrat, I have been invited by some conservatives to just leave the country.
Frankly, I'm considering it. As the grandchild of two people born in what is now the republic of Ireland, I am eligible for Irish citizenship. Which means I'm eligible for EU citizenship. I'm going...
I have heard some Americans--some protestants of various flavors, some Catholic--claim that they are oppressed or persecuted in the US. So I'd like to hear from people what this means to them, because I don't see it. This came up again in conversation recently when an acquaintance (the sister...
This thread arises out of conversation I had IRL, and I’m interested in opinions.
Some say psychopathy and sociopath are the same thing. Some say it’s a matter of degree. Some say psychopaths are born and sociopaths are made.
Whatever the case or terminology, there are those among us who...