Reading again - and again

"A discipline for the spiritual life is, when the dust of history is blown away, nothing but an activity undertaken to bring us into more effective cooperating with Christ and his Kingdom."

"...Though we may not be aware of it, we experience 'disciplines' every day. In these daily or 'natural' disciplines we perform acts that result in a direct command of further abilities that we would not otherwise have."

The Liberation of Women (??)

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Feminists of the world sit down before you read this. The Vatican newspaper says that perhaps the washing machine did more to liberate women in the 20th century than the pill or the right to work.

The submission was made in a lengthy article titled "The Washing Machine and the Liberation of Women - Put in the Detergent, Close the Lid and Relax."

The article was printed at the weekend in l'Osservatore Romano, the semi-official Vatican newspaper, to mark international Women's Day on Sunday.

"What in the 20th century did more to liberate Western women?," asks the article, which was written by a woman.

"The debate is heated. Some say the pill, some say abortion rights and some the right to work outside the home. Some, however, dare to go further: the washing machine," it says.
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"What's the worst 'best' book you ever read -- the one everyone says is so great but you can't figure out why?"

There is a different Booking Through Thursday question each week and the above is today's question.

I have to say that the most recent worst 'best' book I read (the one everyone says is so great but I can't figure out why) was The Shack. This book just didn't 'speak'/appeal to me. But then I didn't like the Left Behind series, either . . . and these books sold like wildfire and provoked a great deal of discussion. Sooooo . . . what do I know??

OH YES!

Baytown Steak and Seafood Restaurant

Coming Soon! (I hope . . .)

And I am sooo hoping this restaurant serves really good food . . .

Delicacy of the Wild West

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/us/18oyster.html?_r=18th&emc=th

DELICACY OF THE WILD WEST

LIVES ON FOR THOSE SO BOLD

Virginia City Journal article by Virginia Leigh Brown

VIRGINIA CITY, NEV. -- The judges gathered around the pool table at the Union Brewery Saloon, their palates attuned despite thick nicotine haze. They were here to assess the taste, texture, and creative flair of a not-for-the faint-of-heart culinary tradition known as the mountain oyster -- the Wild West on a plate. Click above URL to read the article.

This is Oh So Good!