Mary Jo Dailey
Friday, September 22, 2023
Taking Drugs & Losing Friends
Friday, September 15, 2023
Facing Divisive Issues Without Dividing the Body of Christ
This work is based, in large part, on the work of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Richmond, VA, as they sought to discern God's will regarding their response to the LGBTQ community.
I pray that this process might help other congregations as they deal with this and other divisive issues.
-mjd
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
4 Even to your old age I am HE,
even when you turn gray I will carry you.
I have made and I will bear; 🌄
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Pandemic.
Pan-(Prefix)
A combining form meaning "all", used in the formation of compound words, particularly those that identify collections of all places in a region, cultures within a group, or religions.
demic(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a distinct population of people
So, "pandemic" means "all populations of people."
Our president is plugging the idea that China intentionally exposed this virus to the rest of the world. That would be a little like the medieval practice of throwing bodies infected with the bubonic plague over your enemy's city wall.
Now that 45 is a lame duck president, I'm praying that "all populations of people" will see that the majority of voting Americans do not approve of his rhetoric.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Voting for "None of the Above?" Tried It Already.
Original Post 4/2011
Updated 9/26/12
Or remember Anderson? I'd almost forgotten Anderson. Had to look up which election he served as the "none of the above" vote. Wikipedia Article on John B. Anderson
- Who will be the Republican nominee? The way they're slugging it out, all of the present contenders are getting pounded pretty badly. Will any of them want to get back in the ring with the opposing party?
- Who will be the Democratic nominee? Think Obama's a shew in? Probably. But the campaign doesn't really begin until next summer. Plenty of time for a scandal to turn the tables. Or remember LBJ? How dumbfounded were we when he refused to run for a second term?
- Will we have the stomach to keep at this for another 12 months? Maybe...If we take Hubby's advice and not worry about it for another 10 months or so.
I just re-read the article on John Anderson. Wow. Times haven't changed much, but the parties certainly have.
So, Mitt & Barrack, save your money. We crazy swing voters have pretty much made our minds up anyway. You could try paying off our mortgage... Student loans? Heck, just buying us some ice cream would probably be more effective than the ads.
Friday, April 8, 2011
No. I'm Not a Mormon
Today I click on my page and see a picture of a lovely young woman with a heading that says, "Yes, I'm a Mormon" Now, she didn't look anything like me, but the juxtaposition of the words beside my name was a little disconcerting. I went to my page settings to see if there was a no religious material box. There wasn't.
So, in the interest of full public disclosure, No. I'm not a Mormon.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Winter of My Discontent
Two blogs in one day?
In my post of January 29, I mentioned that I'd head a migraine for 3 weeks. Well that sucker went on for 9 weeks before I figured out what was causing it - my neck. My dang sternocleidomastoid muscle, to be specific (Would you believe I had to add that word to my computer's dictionary?) My good ol' doc can't exactly figure out what the link is - but there most definitely is a link.
Migraines and witty, sparkling repartee are, pretty much, mutually exclusive...hence the blought (blogging drought). Getting things under control now (except for the vile, virulent virus).
It's Not Really the Flu
I collect snow globes and Boo generally brings me one when he has to travel the world without me. This time, however, as he went through check-in at the airport, the TSA agent asked him about the container of liquid in his backpack. It took Boo a minute to put two and two together, but pretty soon he realized it was the snow globe that was causing the fuss. He had a decision to make. He could get out of line, go back to the concourse, and mail the globe home OR he could toss it in the trash. If this had been an antique globe that I'd been searching for all of my life, this may have required some thought. A sparkley MGM Grand lion's head, however, can be replaced.
Not long after Boo got home, it became apparent that he'd brought something else home from Vegas...a virus. A vile, virulent virus - nausea, diarrhea, headache, stomach cramps, chills, fever. He seemed to bounce back pretty quickly, but I'm working on day 5. Bummer. My head hurt so bad that I went through a bottle of last year's cough syrup w/ codeine.
I miss sick days. Not days when I'm actually sick, but days when I can get sick and still get paid. That's not the case when one is in the "self-employed" category. No worky - No money. This is definitely a down side to life in the retirement lane.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Nuthin' to Blog About
Sigh.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Weight Watchers & Christmas Dinner
I just got home from Christmas dinner with Hubby's family, so I went to WW's website and added up all of the "points" that I "spent" eating whatever I wanted to eat. I have points left over! Points that must be spent today or they will vanish, disappear, flee...
I, who said to Hubby (read with pitiful whining tone) "Please don't put any candy in my stocking. I'm trying sooooo hard to lose weight" am looking longingly at my son's Christmas goodies. Hmmmm...No one else is here. Will he notice if something's missing from his stocking? Did he count all of those wee little packages? Can I live with the guilt if he asks what happened to his delicious 4 chocolate Necco waffers?
To be continued.......
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Big Salaries, Big Houses, Pitiful Christmas Lights
We don't even have our tree up yet, so maybe I should give these folks another few days. Perhaps they have been plagued by three weeks of viruses, colds and injuries as have we. But...couldn't they have paid someone to light up their house?
I know, I know. Why should I expect the wealthy to provide me with holiday entertainment. I guess I was raised to believe that, at Christmas time, they should lean out of their window...ask what day it is... and send a little crippled guy to my house with the largest turkey in the butcher's window.