One of my friend’s favorite authors, David Foster Wallace, died. He killed himself. She sent me an interview that he had done with Salon about his novel Infinite Jest.
DFW: I wanted to do something real American, about what it’s like to
live in America around the millennium.
Salon: And what is that like?
DFW: There’s something particularly sad [...]
I just saw the below post saved in my drafts. Last year I wrote:
I go to a UU church and I’m so proud of it.
I wish that was still true.
Sermon Links: signposts of spiritual maturity
I’m looking for signposts of spiritual maturity so that I can advertise for them in my online personals ad. Right now [...]
Also tagged church, drawrings/art, quotes, sermon, sermonsThis Is My Life, Rated
Life:
6.4
Mind:
7.2
Body:
8.2
Spirit:
8.2
Friends/Family:
4.3
Love:
2.1
Finance:
6.3
Take the Rate My Life Quiz
Wow, I can’t believe my life rated well enough to give advice! I’m up from a year ago.
After taking the quiz, they said my rating was above average and asked me to give words of advice! That is a [...]
An Atlanta Unitarian wrote about the UU sales pitch:
I was recently talking with another new Unitarian on how we “sell” our religion to others. My original sales pitch was: “You don’t have to believe in anything in particular to join our group.” Her sales pitch was: “We take the best of every religion, with out [...]
Have you noticed how diets are like the new religion? I guess it’s not surprising considering how diets are equated with morality in our modern world. Being thin is equated with being beautiful and both are equated with being good. When you are talking about your worth and morality, you’ve got quite a touchy subject [...]
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