In the February issue of Sojourners, Cathleen Falsani writes about perfect love. In it, she references Tom Robbins’ 1980 novel Still Life with Woodpecker. She introduces it as “the whimsical love story between a red-headed, environmentalist princess (deposed) named Leigh-Cheri and a tequila-swilling outlaw called Bernard,” and highlights “an exchange between the unlikely lovers that …
H/T to Cathleen Falsani over at The Dude Abides: A Christmas Prayer by Robert Louis Stevenson Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and worship of the wise men. Close the door of hate and open the door …
News Space Shuttle Discovery finally headed off into space over the weekend (to refuel the international space station). Disney buys Marvel for $4bn. The California fires get worse. Health care FactCheck points out 26 lies about H.R. 3200. Miscellaneous Paul Krugman addresses the debt outlook. Cathleen Falsani’s tribute to Ted Kennedy, "So Much More Than …